Dunedin - St Clair Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.91° S 170.50° E

Dunedin - St Clair 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 15 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dunedin - St Clair sea temperature is
12.8°C
2.5° 

Dunedin - St Clair surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Dunedin - St Clair today (15 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - St Clair at 8AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 15). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (15 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (15 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)15s

Table - waves today at Dunedin - St Clair. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wed
18
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
2
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
10
1
SSW
11
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
206
161
158
122
85
106
44
71
77
293
289
534
215
210
261
281
240
515
507
507
418
361
372
307
312
307
249
Wind (km/h)
10
N
5
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
20
NW
25
SSW
15
SSW
5
ENE
20
NE
10
N
5
WSW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
NE
10
N
10
NW
30
WSW
15
W
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:09AM1.53m
9:33PM1.43m
9:59AM1.53m
10:23PM1.44m
10:48AM1.54m
11:12PM1.48m
Low Tide
2:29AM0.40m
3:00PM0.43m
3:14AM0.42m
3:47PM0.45m
4:02AM0.43m
4:35PM0.44m
4:52AM0.42m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
—
5:56
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:56
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:54
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:54
—
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
—
—
—
—
—
—
8:47
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
8:49
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
8:50
—
—
—
8:52
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
1
1
—
—
—
—
2
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
2
Temp °C
12
12
14
16
19
13
11
11
11
11
12
9
8
9
9
8
7
7
6
11
14
15
14
13
12
8
8
Feels °C
10
11
10
13
15
9
8
10
7
9
11
2
2
3
4
6
4
3
2
8
10
11
10
11
9
1
4
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

Never miss your swells again.

Built by surfers, trusted by millions for over 20 years. The Wavefinder in our app makes it even easier to find where the best waves are breaking. Follow the yellow stars along your coast and get there first.

QR code to download the Surf‑Forecast app
app storeplay store

Scan the QR code to open the Surf‑Forecast app

Surf‑Forecast mobile app preview

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Dunedin - St Clair surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest