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Dunedin - St Clair Surf Forecast
/ Otago (35 surf breaks) /
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Dunedin - St Clair surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 28 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast 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
13.3° C
(Which is 2.3°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 7PM is: 0.3m 21s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 20s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - St Clair. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Fri 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 11 | |
45 | 66 | 40 | 42 | 42 | 40 | 71 | 75 | 125 | 113 | 135 | 129 | 117 | 121 | 1098 | 3163 | 6594 | 2001 | 1739 | 1442 | 1262 | 1279 | 417 | 372 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 1:08AM1.80m | 1:32PM1.79m | 1:55AM1.78m | 2:19PM1.79m | 2:40AM1.75m | 3:03PM1.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:28AM0.26m | 7:53PM0.26m | 8:15AM0.25m | 8:40PM0.26m | 8:59AM0.25m | 9:24PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:35 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
13 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SW 7 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 10 | S 11 |
 kJ | 45 | 66 | 40 | 42 | 42 | 40 | 27 | 14 | 56 | 58 | 135 | 129 | 117 | 121 | 5 | 1452 | 1726 | 2001 | 1739 | 1442 | 1262 | 1279 | 384 | 372 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SW 8 | SSE 9 | S 22 | S 22 | S 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | NE 4 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 44 | 15 | 18 | 8 | 37 | 36 | 71 | 75 | 125 | 113 | 107 | 103 | 101 | 95 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 417 | 341 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | NE 4 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 8 | S 7 | NE 4 | SSW 13 | SSE 7 | SE 12 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | E 16 | — | — | NE 5 |
| kJ | 16 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 35 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNW 2 | SW 6 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 82 | 1098 | 3163 | 6594 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 28 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 290 | 301 | 174 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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