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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 Thursday 16 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
14.3° C
(Which is 2.9°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 11AM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Apr) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - St Clair. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 |
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 kJ (?) | 205 | 218 | 520 | 1558 | 1374 | 466 | 372 | 248 | 355 | 258 | 225 | 157 | 130 | 82 | 84 | 93 | 94 | 74 | 70 | 69 | 68 | 40 | 75 | 86 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:28AM 1.83 | 2:49PM 1.86 | 3:13AM 1.85 | 3:36PM 1.90 | 4:01AM 1.85 | 4:26PM 1.92 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:43AM 0.20 | 9:08PM 0.15 | 9:29AM 0.15 | 9:57PM 0.12 | 10:17AM 0.12 | 10:47PM 0.11 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sun 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:16 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:55 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
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