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Dunedin - St Clair surf break

Dunedin - St Clair surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 16 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 2.2°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 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)--
Afternoon (16 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (16 Jan)2ft (0.6m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
ESE
1.1
E
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1.1
ESE
0.7
SSW
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)121278888888881288111188899910
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)15215012717721922319716116314014015314512810812111985777169696971
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
5
S
5
SW
5
WNW
5
W
5
S
10
ESE
15
E
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
NW
5
SE
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		offglassglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:15PM
1.60
3:39AM
1.71
3:57PM
1.62
4:21AM
1.72
4:39PM
1.63
5:03AM
1.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:31PM
0.35
10:02AM
0.37
10:13PM
0.31
10:43AM
0.34
10:54PM
0.29
11:22AM
0.32
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise-----6:07-------6:09-------6:11--
Sunset-9:25-------9:24-------9:24------
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1-----11----------------
Temp. °C1211111010101112121211108811121313111010101214
Feels °C (?)9777778888986691010987891112
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