Dunedin - St Clair surf break

Dunedin - St Clair surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 30 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
13.4° C
(Which is 2.5°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 2AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (01 May)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (01 May)3.5ft (1.1m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
3
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
1.2
S
13
0.9
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
893
261
261
254
521
295
384
407
566
581
597
474
376
366
361
285
184
198
178
176
73
71
64
60
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
5
NW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
W
5
NE
5
N
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
W
5
WNW
0
SE
10
ENE
10
NNE
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
High Tide
3:23AM1.71m
3:46PM1.76m
4:06AM1.67m
4:29PM1.72m
4:49AM1.62m
5:12PM1.68m
Low Tide
9:24PM0.27m
9:40AM0.26m
10:06PM0.29m
10:20AM0.28m
10:46PM0.31m
10:59AM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:33
7:35
7:35
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5:35
5:34
5:31
Temp °C
9
9
8
7
8
10
11
10
10
10
11
12
14
17
19
17
16
15
14
13
13
15
15
13
6
6
5
4
5
7
8
8
8
8
9
9
11
14
16
14
13
12
11
10
10
14
13
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
14
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
1
S
10
1.2
S
13
0.9
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
Energy kJ
893
259
186
194
521
295
384
407
566
581
597
474
376
366
361
285
184
198
178
176
73
71
64
60
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
3
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.2
ENE
4
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.4
SW
7
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
Energy kJ
2
261
261
254
2
66
51
29
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
13
1
1
1
56
55
33
34
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
16
0.3
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.1
E
7
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.1
S
8
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
NE
5
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
5
0.1
NE
5
Energy kJ
5
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
3
1
4
4
3
3
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNE
4
Energy kJ
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
9
9
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
5
5
9
9
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
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