Dunedin - St Clair Surf Break

Dunedin - St Clair 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.91° S 170.50° E

Issued: 11 am 11 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dunedin - St Clair sea temperature is
12.0° C

2.4°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 (11 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - St Clair at 3PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 11). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (11 Jun)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (11 Jun)2ft (0.6m)17s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sun
14
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)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSE
12
1
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.5
S
18
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
17
0.6
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
429
243
190
156
216
201
193
186
256
169
107
154
229
276
269
263
240
172
167
163
220
239
232
168
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
N
10
WNW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
10
SW
5
W
10
NNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
5
W
5
ESE
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State
off
off
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
12:17PM1.76m
00:40AM1.74m
1:08PM1.84m
1:31AM1.78m
2:00PM1.91m
2:24AM1.80m
Low Tide
6:21PM0.26m
6:45AM0.21m
7:21PM0.20m
7:42AM0.14m
8:20PM0.15m
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:15
8:15
8:17
8:17
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
4:58
4:58
4:58
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
9
11
12
11
12
12
10
10
10
11
12
10
9
9
9
9
9
11
11
9
9
8
9
8
Feels °C
5
8
9
7
8
8
7
7
7
7
9
8
7
7
7
6
6
9
10
7
7
5
5
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSE
12
1
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
17
0.6
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
Energy kJ
429
243
190
133
216
201
193
186
256
169
107
154
229
276
269
263
240
172
167
163
220
239
232
168
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.6
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
9
0.4
S
9
0.3
SSW
6
0.3
SSW
6
0.4
SSE
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
11
0.4
SSW
7
0.4
SSW
7
0.4
SSW
7
0.4
SSW
7
0.3
S
20
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
S
18
0.5
S
18
Energy kJ
253
174
167
81
88
58
39
33
18
17
27
7
7
50
102
82
18
20
18
19
67
110
158
156
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
8
0.3
S
18
0.5
S
18
0.3
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.3
SSW
4
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
SSW
6
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.3
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
Energy kJ
22
57
156
2
3
3
2
1
1
3
17
14
7
56
35
19
18
17
8
8
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
3
0.2
NNE
3
0.5
NE
4
0.3
SW
3
0.6
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.3
NNE
2
0.2
NNE
3
0.4
NE
4
Energy kJ
2
1
7
2
8
3
8
1
1
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
13
0
13
15
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
7
6
7
7
6
6
6
6
7
6
7
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
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