Dunedin - St Clair Surf Break

Dunedin - St Clair 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.91° S 170.50° E

Issued: 11 pm 29 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dunedin - St Clair sea temperature is
11.1° C

1.9°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 (30 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - St Clair at 5AM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jun)5ft (1.6m)14s
Afternoon (30 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (30 Jun)4ft (1.2m)13s

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 12°C on Thu morning, min 5°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
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)
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
S
16
1.9
S
15
1.7
S
15
1.6
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
13
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.6
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1963
1640
1246
1059
1016
820
673
563
473
243
229
239
184
243
178
127
123
90
95
96
58
61
63
82
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
10
N
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
0
NNW
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
N
0
ENE
5
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:54AM1.57m
4:18PM1.66m
4:36AM1.55m
5:01PM1.65m
5:18AM1.54m
5:43PM1.63m
Low Tide
9:57PM0.33m
10:08AM0.30m
10:37PM0.33m
10:47AM0.30m
11:16PM0.33m
11:26AM0.30m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:19
8:19
8:19
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:02
5:02
 mm
Temp °C
8
7
6
6
5
8
9
8
8
8
7
7
7
9
10
8
8
7
7
8
9
12
12
10
Feels °C
5
4
3
3
2
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
7
8
5
5
4
3
4
5
9
9
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
S
16
1.9
S
15
1.7
S
15
1.6
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
13
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
11
Energy kJ
1963
1640
1246
1059
1016
820
673
563
473
217
113
239
184
243
178
127
123
90
95
47
48
50
52
82
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
S
13
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
Energy kJ
72
153
146
143
133
98
96
70
68
243
229
73
73
50
71
71
50
49
48
96
58
61
63
69
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
12
0.3
ENE
3
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
7
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
Energy kJ
93
2
1
1
1
6
2
2
68
68
68
71
28
35
30
23
14
10
6
5
3
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
3
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.3
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
Energy kJ
5
7
7
4
7
4
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
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
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
5
6
8
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
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