Dunedin - St Clair surf break

Dunedin - St Clair surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 09 May 2026 NZST
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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
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 9AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 09). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (09 May)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (09 May)7.5ft (2.3m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NW by Mon night).

Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tue
12
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
0
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0
0
0
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3
!
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
1.5
SW
7
0.6
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
13
4
SSW
14
5
SW
14
4
SSW
14
4
SSW
14
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
11
3
SSW
13
4
SSW
13
4.5
SSW
13
2.5
S
13
2.3
S
13
2.2
S
12
2
S
12
2.5
SW
13
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
216
201
196
200
176
330
1783
6137
10156
5895
6225
2626
2403
1576
2995
5118
6639
2069
1659
1448
1160
2436
864
708
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
20
W
25
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
25
W
30
W
35
W
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
15
WNW
10
NW
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:37AM1.48m
10:02PM1.59m
10:25AM1.53m
10:50PM1.63m
11:13AM1.59m
11:37PM1.68m
Low Tide
3:01AM0.47m
3:16PM0.45m
3:50AM0.46m
4:08PM0.42m
4:42AM0.42m
5:02PM0.38m
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:45
7:46
7:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:22
5:21
5:20
2
1
1
1
1
3
2
1
Temp °C
12
11
10
13
15
13
11
10
9
11
8
8
8
7
7
6
5
5
7
11
12
10
8
8
9
6
5
9
9
7
5
3
3
4
0
0
-1
-2
-2
-1
-2
-1
1
5
6
5
4
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
1.1
SSW
12
1.1
ENE
11
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
14
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
1.4
SSW
14
0.6
ENE
13
3
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.3
S
13
2.2
S
12
2
S
12
1.9
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
11
Energy kJ
396
689
388
201
164
330
256
2671
2817
2675
2791
55
56
777
141
2681
2408
2069
1659
1448
1160
1013
864
708
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
1
SW
7
0.9
SSW
9
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
14
0.3
ENE
14
0.4
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
13
0.6
ENE
13
0.6
ENE
13
0.6
ENE
13
0.6
ENE
12
0.6
ENE
12
0.6
ENE
12
0.6
ENE
12
0.6
ENE
12
Energy kJ
216
201
196
93
119
218
184
149
90
77
19
40
36
137
133
131
129
119
115
111
109
107
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
13
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.4
ENE
14
Energy kJ
54
191
176
172
66
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
6
1.5
SW
7
0.4
W
3
0.4
WSW
3
2.3
SSW
13
4
SSW
14
5
SW
14
4
SSW
14
4
SSW
14
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
11
3
SSW
13
4
SSW
13
4.5
SSW
13
2.5
SW
13
Energy kJ
11
27
57
200
2
3
1783
6137
10156
5895
6225
2626
2403
1576
2995
5118
6639
2436
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
9
1
1
1
4
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
1
5
3
3
Distance (km)
13
21
20
15
15
21
21
22
15
24
23
23
501
23
23
24
21
15
15
15
21
13
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
9
4
1
1
1
1
9
9
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
5
4
5
4
5
4
9
9
7
6
4
4
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
7
6
5
4
5
4
4
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