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Dunedin - St Clair Surf Forecast
/ Otago (35 surf breaks) /
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Dunedin - St Clair surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 07 May 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
13.2° C
(Which is 2.6°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 11AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 07). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (07 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - St Clair. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the WSW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sun 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | |
113 | 110 | 104 | 93 | 94 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 94 | 61 | 101 | 98 | 98 | 96 | 87 | 100 | 432 | 201 | 196 | 300 | 268 | 237 | 361 | 767 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:56AM1.47m | 8:23PM1.56m | 8:47AM1.46m | 9:13PM1.56m | 9:37AM1.48m | 10:02PM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:29AM0.45m | 1:42PM0.44m | 2:14AM0.47m | 2:28PM0.45m | 3:01AM0.47m | 3:16PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | 5:22 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
12 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSW 9 | ENE 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 |
 kJ | 113 | 110 | 104 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 101 | 101 | 84 | 147 | 137 | 100 | 76 | 69 | 89 | 706 | 1242 | 596 | 380 | 263 | 268 | 373 | 361 | 767 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | E 9 | E 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ENE 10 | SSW 9 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 8 | 6 | 6 | 93 | 94 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 94 | 61 | 101 | 98 | 98 | 96 | 87 | 66 | — | 201 | 196 | 191 | 291 | 237 | 256 | 163 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | S 19 | SW 4 | S 8 | S 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | — | — | — | — | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NE 16 |
| kJ | 15 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 49 | 61 | 100 | — | — | — | — | 163 | 172 | 169 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | SW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | SSW 17 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 2 |
| kJ | 24 | 25 | 33 | 51 | 58 | 92 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 163 | 143 | — | — | 432 | 143 | 173 | 300 | 2 | 16 | 22 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 21 | 23 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 20 |
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