Dunedin - St Clair Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.91° S 170.50° E

Dunedin - St Clair 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dunedin - St Clair sea temperature is
10.3° C
1.3° 

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 (14 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - St Clair at 4PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 14). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jul)1ft (0.3m)18s
Afternoon (14 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (14 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed morning, strong winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Tue
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
1.2
SW
9
1.3
SW
10
2
SW
14
2.5
SSW
14
4
SW
14
4
SSW
15
4.5
SW
15
2.2
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
62
60
87
208
363
476
454
359
367
276
269
201
198
184
176
225
225
320
1581
2392
6851
6683
9004
2119
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
20
N
15
N
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
25
WSW
30
W
35
W
40
W
40
WSW
45
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
25
W
25
WSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
3:34PM1.95m
3:57AM1.82m
4:30PM1.95m
4:54AM1.81m
5:26PM1.92m
5:51AM1.79m
Low Tide
9:19AM0.02m
9:56PM0.07m
10:14AM-0.01m
10:48PM0.06m
11:07AM-0.00m
11:40PM0.07m
cloud
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clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
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cloud
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:15
8:14
8:12
8:12
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5:12
5:13
5:14
5:15
 mm
2
Temp °C
9
14
15
11
10
9
8
8
7
8
9
8
7
7
7
7
8
10
10
9
8
9
10
8
Feels °C
4
9
11
8
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
3
3
0
0
0
1
0
-1
-1
1
3
2
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