Dunedin - St Clair Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.91° S 170.50° E

Dunedin - St Clair 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dunedin - St Clair sea temperature is
11.7°C
2.2° 

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 (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - St Clair at 3PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (20 Oct)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (20 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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
3
3
2
2
0
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
11
1.1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
9
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
1.1
SW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
904
355
336
317
383
272
274
264
275
355
424
431
437
178
134
294
218
162
87
86
50
51
122
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
ENE
15
E
10
ESE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
E
10
E
10
NNE
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
W
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
12:16PM1.57m
00:37AM1.52m
1:00PM1.61m
1:21AM1.58m
1:43PM1.66m
Low Tide
5:37AM0.42m
6:13PM0.42m
6:31AM0.38m
7:04PM0.37m
7:23AM0.33m
7:52PM0.31m
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6:35
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6:31
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8:10
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Temp °C
9
9
12
14
15
13
12
12
11
11
17
20
18
15
13
13
12
13
17
20
19
18
16
Feels °C
7
8
11
11
12
11
10
9
8
7
14
17
15
13
11
11
9
10
13
17
16
15
14
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