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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 6 am Friday 28 Nov 2025 NZDTForecast 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
14.2° C
(Which is 3.5°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 10AM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 28). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (28 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (28 Nov) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
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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| 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 | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 19 | 9 | 16 | 160 | 78 | 34 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 41 | 92 | 181 | 225 | 167 | 167 | 120 | 115 | 105 | 101 | 68 | 65 | 273 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | glass | on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | glass | cross- on | cross | glass | cross- off | off | glass | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:49AM 1.60 | 11:14PM 1.56 | 11:39AM 1.65 | 12:04AM 1.64 | 12:29PM 1.71 | 12:55AM 1.73 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:06AM 0.37 | 4:39PM 0.37 | 5:00AM 0.34 | 5:32PM 0.32 | 5:56AM 0.29 | 6:27PM 0.26 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Mon 01 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 9:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:07 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 6 |
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