Dunedin - St Clair Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.91° S 170.50° E

Dunedin - St Clair 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dunedin - St Clair sea temperature is
10.9°C
1.8° 

Dunedin - St Clair surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Dunedin - St Clair today (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - St Clair at 12PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 02). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (02 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (02 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 5°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
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1
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
S
14
0.7
SSW
14
1
S
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
15
2
S
15
1.9
S
15
1.8
S
14
1.4
S
11
1.4
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
301
269
215
218
218
206
210
355
2219
2782
2083
1811
1546
1335
442
424
392
320
307
307
268
273
225
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
NW
15
WNW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
S
10
S
5
N
10
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
5
N
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
off
High Tide
9:04AM1.70m
9:34PM1.58m
10:08AM1.70m
10:38PM1.59m
11:12AM1.72m
Low Tide
2:28AM0.20m
3:05PM0.24m
3:25AM0.22m
4:05PM0.27m
4:27AM0.23m
5:10PM0.28m
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:07
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7:05
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7:45
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7:46
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7:49
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 mm
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1
1
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Temp °C
12
12
15
13
12
10
9
8
7
7
9
10
10
9
7
6
6
5
8
11
11
9
8
Feels °C
9
9
11
8
8
5
2
1
1
1
3
5
5
6
5
3
3
2
6
8
8
7
6
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