Dunedin - St Clair surf break

Dunedin - St Clair surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 19 Jul 2025 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
10.6° C
(Which is 1.6°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 2PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (19 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (19 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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

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Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
Period(s) (?)111111101010101111111111111010151515151010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)685683586641593561558599543540448444427355399451452523414359353349305297
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
W
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
0
N
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
10
SW
15
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscrosscross-
off
offoffoffcrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:42AM
1.96
11:08PM
1.89
11:42AM
1.98
12:10AM
1.87
12:42PM
2.00
1:11AM
1.88
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:33PM
0.30
6:04AM
0.23
6:39PM
0.28
7:05AM
0.19
7:44PM
0.22
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Sunrise8:11-------8:10-------8:08-------
Sunset--5:16-------5:17-------5:19-----
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C7101098876791098767791088776
Feels °C (?)256644434775533336755443
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Otago

  1. weather stationWind Update Cross-shore wind at Dunedin - St Clair have swung cross-off (light winds from the W at DunedinAeroAws 24 km from Dunedin - St Clair). 1.3m 10s swell from the ESE with a 0.9m 8s swell from the SW and a 0.7m 16s long period groundswell from the S as well as a 0.5m 20s long period groundswell, also from the S. Swells combining to make to make bigger set waves.

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19 km/h
W
10.9
10.6
Air / Water (°C)
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