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Dunedin - St Clair surf break

Dunedin - St Clair surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 17 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
14.5° C
 (Which is 2.0°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 6PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 17). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Mar)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (17 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (17 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
S
0.8
S
0.5
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.4
SSW
0.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)1111101010913910101151099101010109981213
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)184184133125946355404650240661431138473125488883804959137
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNW
10
WSW
20
SW
35
SSW
25
SSW
5
SSW
10
NE
15
NNE
10
N
5
N
5
E
5
ESE
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscrossglasscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrossglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:36PM
1.75
4:01AM
1.82
4:19PM
1.80
4:44AM
1.84
5:03PM
1.83
5:28AM
1.84
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:36AM
0.30
9:53PM
0.23
10:18AM
0.24
10:37PM
0.18
11:00AM
0.20
11:21PM
0.15
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sunrise--------7:35-------7:37-------
Sunset---7:57-------7:54-------7:52----
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------1---------------
Temp. °C141615131314192015161412101011101114151311111010
Feels °C (?)1211108910151614127787781013151191099
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