Dunedin - St Clair Surf Break
Lat Long: 45.91° S 170.50° E

Dunedin - St Clair 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Dunedin - St Clair

Issued: 5 am 08 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dunedin - St Clair sea temperature is
12.5° C

2.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (08 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jun, local time) - 21ft (6.5m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - St Clair at 12PM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 08). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jun)11ft (3.5m)15s
Afternoon (08 Jun)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (08 Jun)21ft (6.5m)18s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the NW by Wed night).

Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thu
11
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
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0
0
0
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4
3
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
3.5
SW
15
2.5
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
5.5
SSW
16
6.5
SSW
18
4.5
SSW
17
4.5
S
16
4.5
S
15
5.5
SSW
14
3.5
S
14
3.5
S
14
3.5
S
13
3
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.3
S
12
2
S
12
1.7
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.2
S
10
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1636
1341
4851
3460
5450
17493
23887
11700
10617
9584
11650
5489
4645
3866
3059
2392
1505
1084
670
505
279
196
161
277
Wind (km/h)
35
W
40
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
20
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:47AM1.54m
10:12PM1.62m
10:37AM1.60m
11:01PM1.65m
11:26AM1.68m
11:50PM1.70m
Low Tide
3:12AM0.39m
3:31PM0.37m
4:01AM0.36m
4:24PM0.34m
4:53AM0.32m
5:22PM0.30m
part cloud
cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:14
8:14
8:15
8:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
4:59
4:59
4:59
 mm
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
15
13
11
9
7
7
8
8
9
9
9
10
11
12
11
10
9
9
10
12
13
11
11
10
Feels °C
7
5
2
1
-2
-3
-2
-3
-2
0
2
3
4
6
5
5
4
5
6
8
10
8
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
0.2
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
14
4
SSW
18
4.5
SSW
18
4
S
15
3.5
S
14
3.5
S
14
3.5
S
13
3
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.3
S
12
2
S
12
1.7
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.2
S
10
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
13
Energy kJ
1636
1341
2295
8
36
9845
12935
6725
5489
4645
3866
3059
2392
1505
1084
670
505
279
196
161
277
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.1
SE
14
1.1
S
20
1.2
S
19
0.9
SSE
18
1.8
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
14
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.9
SE
11
0.9
SSW
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
SSE
9
Energy kJ
24
9
9
7
951
1092
570
1226
1572
606
565
55
82
80
172
167
117
110
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
S
21
0.2
SSE
11
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
S
17
0.7
S
9
Energy kJ
8
8
8
9
12
66
75
154
79
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
3
0.6
WSW
3
3.5
SW
15
2.5
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
5.5
SSW
16
6.5
SSW
18
4.5
SSW
17
4.5
S
16
4.5
S
15
5.5
SSW
14
Energy kJ
2
9
4851
3460
5450
17493
23887
11700
10617
9584
11650
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
1
1
3
1
1
4
4
4
3
2
6
5
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
62
62
77
174
354
625
909
588
174
174
174
24
24
15
15
24
15
0
0
0
13
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
9
6
6
6
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
2
3
3
1
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
8
9
9
7
6
6
5
6
8
6
9
9
8
7
6
5
7
6
5
5
5
8
8
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