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Dunedin - St Clair surf break

Dunedin - St Clair surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 23 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
15.0° C
 (Which is 2.0°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 3PM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Afternoon (23 Jan)6ft (1.9m)12s
Evening (23 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)12s

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

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Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSW
1.9
E
1.9
E
2
E
2
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
2
SSW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
4.5
SSW
3.5
S
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
Period(s) (?)15111212121211111111128111112121212121111101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)74926976112211139698287216175451189784212459657544661532864094329026862637227619801902
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
40
SW
45
SW
45
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:57AM
1.70
8:20PM
1.64
8:48AM
1.68
9:14PM
1.66
9:42AM
1.66
10:11PM
1.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:02PM
0.29
2:21AM
0.27
2:47PM
0.30
3:10AM
0.29
3:36PM
0.30
4:04AM
0.31
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Sunrise-------6:18-------6:20-------6:20
Sunset---9:21-------9:20-------9:19----
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light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-12-----1325431421122-11
Temp. °C131312121212111112121212111110111213131313131313
Feels °C (?)987556445754221377788888
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