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Dunedin - St Clair Surf Forecast
/ Otago (35 surf breaks) /
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Dunedin - St Clair surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 07 May 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Dunedin - St Clair surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Dunedin - St Clair sea temperature is
13.2° C
(Which is 2.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Dunedin - St Clair today?
The current surf forecast for Dunedin - St Clair at 9PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 07). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (07 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - St Clair. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sun 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 8 | SW 9 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | |
94 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 94 | 61 | 101 | 98 | 98 | 96 | 96 | 100 | 264 | 201 | 196 | 191 | 176 | 882 | 2110 | 1750 | 5945 | 5887 | 7038 | 4037 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 8:23PM1.56m | 8:47AM1.46m | 9:13PM1.56m | 9:37AM1.48m | 10:02PM1.59m | 10:25AM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:42PM0.44m | 2:14AM0.47m | 2:28PM0.45m | 3:01AM0.47m | 3:16PM0.45m | 3:50AM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — |
 | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 7 |
16 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | -2 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSW 8 | ENE 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 10 |
 kJ | 23 | 42 | 101 | 79 | 91 | 168 | 128 | 95 | 78 | 73 | 82 | 315 | 1071 | 793 | 442 | 248 | 175 | 359 | 949 | 1750 | 1992 | 2671 | 3155 | 54 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ENE 10 | SW 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 14 |
| kJ | 94 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 94 | 61 | 101 | 98 | 98 | 96 | 96 | 65 | 216 | 201 | 196 | 191 | 258 | 182 | 246 | 184 | 146 | 88 | 85 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | SW 5 | — | — | SW 4 | S 18 | S 19 | SW 4 | S 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | — | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 55 | 61 | 100 | 264 | — | — | — | 176 | 169 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 7 | WNW 3 | SW 9 | SW 12 | — | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 12 | 48 | 96 | 114 | 1 | 882 | 2110 | — | 5945 | 5887 | 7038 | 4037 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 15 | 22 | 22 | 15 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
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