Surf forecast · New Zealand · South Island
Surf forecast St Clair (Dunedin) today
Waves, swell and wind at St Clair (Dunedin) (South Island, New Zealand) today and for the next 3 days, every 3 hours of daylight, with a plain verdict per day — flat, small, fun, good or big, offshore or onshore — and the best window to paddle out.
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Small cross-shore.
St Clair (Dunedin) surf forecast, next 3 days
- Flat
- Small
- Fun
- Good
- Big
Sunday 25 October
Fun Best window 20:00–21:00: fun, offshore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 0.7 m · 12 s ↑SSW | 0.7 m · 10 s ↑SSW | 20–44 km/h ↑NW cross-shore |
| 12:00 | 0.8 m · 11 s ↑SSW | 0.7 m · 10 s ↑SSW | 14–32 km/h ↑NNW offshore |
| 15:00 | 0.8 m · 11 s ↑SSW | 0.7 m · 10 s ↑SSW | 8–24 km/h ↑N light wind |
| 18:00 | 0.8 m · 11 s ↑SSW | 0.8 m · 10 s ↑SSW | 15–34 km/h ↑NW offshore |
Monday 26 October
Fun Best window 06:00–09:00: fun, light wind.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 0.9 m · 10 s ↑SSW | 0.8 m · 9 s ↑SSW | 4–23 km/h ↑ENE light wind |
| 09:00 | 0.9 m · 9 s ↑S | 0.7 m · 9 s ↑SSW | 16–36 km/h ↑N offshore |
| 12:00 | 0.9 m · 8 s ↑S | 0.7 m · 9 s ↑SSW | 26–58 km/h ↑NNW offshore |
| 15:00 | 0.9 m · 7 s ↑ENE | 0.6 m · 9 s ↑SSW | 34–74 km/h ↑NNW offshore |
| 18:00 | 0.9 m · 7 s ↑NNE | 0.5 m · 9 s ↑SSW | 15–48 km/h ↑NNW offshore |
Tuesday 27 October
Fun Best window 20:00–21:00: fun, cross-shore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 2.0 m · 7 s ↑SW | 1.4 m · 7 s ↑SSW | 29–63 km/h ↑WSW cross-shore |
| 09:00 | 1.9 m · 7 s ↑SSW | 1.6 m · 7 s ↑SSW | 25–55 km/h ↑W cross-shore |
| 12:00 | 1.8 m · 7 s ↑SSW | 1.6 m · 7 s ↑SSW | 25–62 km/h ↑WSW cross-shore |
| 15:00 | 1.8 m · 7 s ↑SSW | 1.5 m · 7 s ↑SSW | 23–55 km/h ↑WSW cross-shore |
| 18:00 | 1.7 m · 8 s ↑SSW | 1.5 m · 7 s ↑SSW | 18–44 km/h ↑WSW cross-shore |
Wednesday 28 October
Fun Best window 06:00–09:00: fun, offshore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 1.1 m · 9 s ↑SSW | 1.1 m · 8 s ↑SSW | 21–44 km/h ↑NNW offshore |
| 09:00 | 1.0 m · 10 s ↑SSW | 1.0 m · 8 s ↑SSW | 16–43 km/h ↑NW offshore |
| 12:00 | 1.0 m · 10 s ↑SSW | 0.9 m · 9 s ↑SSW | 20–45 km/h ↑NW cross-shore |
| 15:00 | 0.9 m · 10 s ↑SSW | 0.8 m · 9 s ↑SSW | 22–62 km/h ↑WNW cross-shore |
| 18:00 | 0.9 m · 9 s ↑SW | 0.8 m · 9 s ↑SW | 23–50 km/h ↑NW cross-shore |
Every 3 hours of daylight, local time. Waves = significant height of the whole sea, with the peak period; swell = the long-period part. Arrows point where the waves and the wind are going.
Forecast for Sun 08:00 local time · updated 2026-10-24 19:11 UTC
Waves map around St Clair (Dunedin)
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Live significant wave height from NOAA WaveWatch III, averaged over 2° cells: coarser than the forecast above, so near the coast it can differ from it.
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Questions
- Is there surf at St Clair (Dunedin) today?
- Small: waves 0.8 m at 12 s from SSW, swell 0.7 m · 10 s SSW (Sun 08:00).
- Is the wind offshore at St Clair (Dunedin)?
- Wind 18 km/h from NW: cross-shore for a beach facing S.
- When is the best time to surf St Clair (Dunedin) today?
- 20:00–21:00 (fun, offshore)
- How warm is the water at St Clair (Dunedin)?
- 12.5 °C
- Where do the numbers come from?
- The Open-Meteo Marine API (wave models of Météo-France, ECMWF and NOAA) for a point just off the beach, and the Open-Meteo forecast for the wind. A model at sea, not a surf report: sandbanks, reefs and tide shape the waves you actually get.
Nearby surf spots
Lyall Bay (Wellington) 616 km · Fitzroy Beach (New Plymouth) 821 km · Raglan (Manu Bay) 970 km · Wainui Beach (Gisborne) 1016 km · Mount Maunganui 1038 km · Piha 1051 km
How it is computed
Hourly Open-Meteo Marine forecast (wave height, peak period and direction, swell) at a point just off St Clair (Dunedin), and the Open-Meteo wind at 10 m. Size: flat under 0.3 m, small under 0.8 m, fun under 1.5 m, good under 2.5 m (with a period of 8 s or more), big above. Wind: under 8 km/h light; otherwise offshore, cross-shore or onshore from its angle to the direction the beach faces. The best window is the 3 daylight hours with the best mix of size, period and wind. Rebuilt every 3 hours. Live map.