Dunedin - St Clair surf break

Dunedin - St Clair surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 27 Mar 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
15.2° C
(Which is 3.2°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 2AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)8ft (2.5m)11s
Afternoon (28 Mar)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Evening (28 Mar)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
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1
2
3
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
0
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSW
3.5
E
3.5
E
3
E
3
E
2.5
E
2.4
E
2.1
E
1.9
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.9
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
Period(s) (?)15111212121111111010109998121212121717161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7126693093266722611655135110107455754803973321159483113127164493827807817669
Wind
(km/h)
30
NE
25
NE
5
NNW
5
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
S
5
ESE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
N
15
SW
10
SW
25
SSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:43AM
1.82
1:08PM
1.74
1:38AM
1.84
2:02PM
1.78
2:30AM
1.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:11PM
0.29
6:55AM
0.33
7:18PM
0.26
7:56AM
0.29
8:19PM
0.23
8:51AM
0.25
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Sunrise------7:48-------7:50-------7:52-
Sunset-7:37-------7:36-------7:34------
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
Rain (mm)
---11--1----------1-143-
Temp. °C161616161616151415131212121313141715151414131114
Feels °C (?)1212161716151312131210991010121614161213968
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