Dunedin - St Clair Surf Break

Dunedin - St Clair 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.91° S 170.50° E

Issued: 5 pm 16 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dunedin - St Clair sea temperature is
11.8° C

2.3°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 (16 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - St Clair at 10PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jun)--
Afternoon (16 Jun)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (16 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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 Tue night. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Tue
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Fri
19
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)
2
2
2
2
!
1
1
!
!
2
3
3
3
3
2
!
3
!
!
!
!
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
2.1
SW
13
1.8
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
1.5
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.5
S
11
3.5
SW
12
1.9
SSW
14
2.1
S
16
2.2
S
16
2.2
S
17
2.1
S
16
1.9
S
15
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
305
277
220
181
1448
1077
1286
2875
2356
516
514
606
524
514
535
3435
1554
2265
2632
2794
2262
1697
1243
991
Wind (km/h)
0
W
10
NNE
10
NNW
15
WNW
30
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
NW
25
W
20
W
15
W
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
10
NNW
15
N
10
NNW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
4:46PM1.96m
5:12AM1.80m
5:46PM1.94m
6:12AM1.78m
6:46PM1.89m
7:14AM1.75m
Low Tide
11:06PM0.08m
11:24AM0.02m
00:00AM0.09m
12:18PM0.05m
00:53AM0.13m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:18
8:18
8:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:58
4:58
4:58
4:58
 mm
2
Temp °C
7
7
7
8
9
8
7
7
8
7
6
6
6
5
6
10
11
9
8
7
7
6
7
11
Feels °C
5
4
3
4
2
0
-1
0
2
2
2
2
3
1
1
3
5
5
4
4
4
2
3
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
1.4
SSW
13
0.1
NE
5
0.2
E
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.5
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.6
SSW
11
1.9
SSW
14
2.1
S
16
2.2
S
16
2.2
S
17
2.1
S
16
1.9
S
15
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
13
Energy kJ
305
277
220
181
633
1
13
1236
1139
516
514
606
524
514
535
603
1554
2265
2632
2794
2262
1697
1243
991
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.3
NE
4
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
ESE
12
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
14
0.1
SE
12
0.4
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.9
S
14
1.4
SSW
15
0.1
E
20
0.1
E
20
0.1
E
19
Energy kJ
96
103
138
132
3
17
13
15
222
192
6
71
110
109
338
880
8
7
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
13
0.3
NE
4
0.2
ESE
13
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.2
E
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
8
7
7
2
17
6
6
11
6
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
3
2.1
SW
13
1.8
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
0.4
WNW
4
0.4
NW
3
3.5
SW
12
0.5
NNE
3
0.4
NE
4
Energy kJ
1
1448
1077
1286
2875
2356
5
4
3435
5
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
290
321
174
30
22
13
0
0
0
0
13
25
15
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
2
4
5
5
5
7
5
4
4
4
4
9
9
7
6
5
6
6
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
5
4
4
5
5
9
9
7
6
5
6
6
5
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