Dunedin - St Clair surf break

Dunedin - St Clair surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 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 8PM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)--
Afternoon (30 Apr)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (30 Apr)5ft (1.5m)14s

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 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
2
2
3
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
14
1.6
S
14
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
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1033
1014
893
261
261
254
521
290
384
401
558
581
589
474
376
366
361
265
184
181
178
176
78
73
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
15
NE
10
NNW
5
NW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
0
WNW
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
0
SSW
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
3:03PM1.78m
3:23AM1.71m
3:46PM1.76m
4:06AM1.67m
4:29PM1.72m
4:49AM1.62m
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
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:33
7:35
7:35
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5:37
5:35
5:34
5:31
Temp °C
12
9
9
9
8
7
8
10
12
10
11
11
11
12
13
17
18
17
16
15
14
13
12
14
9
5
6
6
5
4
5
7
9
8
9
9
9
9
9
14
15
15
13
12
11
10
10
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
14
1.6
S
14
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
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
Energy kJ
1033
1014
893
259
186
194
521
290
384
401
558
581
589
474
376
366
361
265
184
181
178
176
78
73
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
10
0.1
E
10
0.4
NE
4
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.3
NE
4
0.7
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.4
SW
7
0.4
SW
7
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
Energy kJ
4
2
3
261
261
254
3
66
37
29
2
2
3
1
1
1
1
13
13
1
1
1
57
57
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.3
NE
4
0.1
E
15
0.3
NE
4
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.2
SSE
9
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
NE
5
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
Energy kJ
5
5
7
6
3
4
3
4
4
8
1
4
4
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.3
NE
4
Energy kJ
19
2
2
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
4
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
4
4
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
9
7
4
6
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
7
5
6
4
4
4
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