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Dunedin - St Clair Surf Forecast
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Dunedin - St Clair surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 16 Sep 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Dunedin - St Clair today?
The current surf forecast for Dunedin - St Clair at 4PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - St Clair. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 405 | 367 | 342 | 325 | 332 | 305 | 252 | 245 | 161 | 253 | 99 | 184 | 98 | 86 | 85 | 68 | 169 | 505 | 712 | 792 | 729 | 787 | 1995 | 1057 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:18AM 1.75 | 11:43PM 1.65 | 12:15PM 1.76 | 12:38AM 1.68 | 1:07PM 1.78 | 1:29AM 1.70 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:27PM 0.28 | 5:50AM 0.23 | 6:32PM 0.26 | 6:53AM 0.20 | 7:29PM 0.23 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 6:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:29 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 9 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Otago
The wind is still cross-off at Dunedin - St Clair (light winds from the N at Port Chalmers wx 13 km from Dunedin - St Clair). 1.4m 8s swell from the SSW with a 0.7m 13s groundswell, also from the SSW and a 0.3m 17s long period groundswell, also from the S. 3 swells combining so expect closeout sets.
1 h 11 min ago
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