Dunedin - St Clair surf break

Dunedin - St Clair surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 17 Jan 2026 NZDT
Forecast 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
15.0° C
(Which is 2.1°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 10PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)--
Afternoon (17 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (17 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.8
ESE
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
S
Period(s) (?)88888111111118101091010101011111313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)16316717115315716712312190827772697175774346496368101135121
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
15
S
5
S
5
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
SSE
10
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
5
E
15
E
20
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
glassglasscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:57PM
1.62
4:21AM
1.72
4:39PM
1.63
5:03AM
1.74
5:20PM
1.63
5:45AM
1.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:13PM
0.31
10:43AM
0.34
10:54PM
0.29
11:22AM
0.32
11:34PM
0.27
12:01PM
0.30
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise-----6:09-------6:11-------6:13--
Sunset-9:24-------9:24-------9:23------
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C121210108811121313101010912141514111110101213
Feels °C (?)88886610999678711111111999999
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