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Saint Clair Beach

Otago, New Zealand

Saint Clair Beach 5 photos

  • Dunedin Saint Clair Beach

    Dunedin Saint Clair Beach. Mattinbgn, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Saint Clair Beach

    Saint Clair Beach. Jens Hilligsøe, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Second Beach, St Clair. Dunedin NZ

    Second Beach, St Clair. Dunedin NZ. Bernard Spragg. NZ from Christchurch, New Zealand, CC0. Source

  • St Clair Beach, Dunedin Otago New Zealand

    St Clair Beach, Dunedin Otago New Zealand. Mr Bungle, CC BY 2.5. Source

  • Sea Lion, St. Clair, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand, 12th. Dec 2010 - Flickr - PhillipC

    Sea Lion, St. Clair, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand, 12th. Dec 2010 - Flickr - PhillipC. Phillip Capper from Wellington, New Zealand, CC BY 2.0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Best: 12 pm to 5 pm, sunset 8:17 pm
7 am
4.5
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
8 am
4.6
4 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
9 am
6.1
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.9
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.8
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
12 pm
7.1
4 km/h3 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.3
3 km/h2 mph wind, Great
2 pm
8.1
2 km/h1 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.3
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.2
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
5 pm
6.9
9 km/h5 mph wind, Good
6 pm
7.3
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
7 pm
7.4
3 km/h2 mph wind, Great
8 pm
7.2
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Best: 12 pm to 5 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
17°C63°F
Water
13°C55°F
Wind
10 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
74 km/hmph
Waves
0.9 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
8:17 pm
Today
5.4Fair7 am85
4.5Fair8 am74
6.4Good9 am64
6.9Good10 am42
7.4Great11 am32
7.8Great12 pm21
8.2Great1 pm74
8.4Great2 pm117
8.5Excellent3 pm117
7.9Great4 pm85
8.3Great5 pm74
8.1Great6 pm53
7.7Great7 pm32
7.2Great8 pm21
Sat
4.5Fair7 am53
4.6Fair8 am42
6.1Good9 am21
6.9Good10 am21
6.8Good11 am53
7.1Great12 pm43
7.3Great1 pm32
8.1Great2 pm21
7.3Great3 pm85
7.2Great4 pm106
6.9Good5 pm95
7.3Great6 pm53
7.4Great7 pm32
7.2Great8 pm53
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 1 am, 0.9 m. Low at 7 am, -0.6 m. High at 2 pm, 0.9 m. Low at 8 pm, -0.6 mHigh 1 am, 0.9 m3 ftLow 7 am, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 2 pm, 0.9 m3 ftLow 8 pm, -0.6 m2 ftNow3 am9 am3 pm9 pm
  • High 1 am, 0.9 m3 ft
  • Low 7 am, -0.6 m2 ft
  • High 2 pm, 0.9 m3 ft
  • Low 8 pm, -0.6 m2 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

  • Restrooms90 m290 ft away
  • Drinking water70 m220 ft away
  • Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 100 m330 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink8 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Picnic tables70 m220 ft away
  • Playground120 m390 ft away
  • Boat ramp110 m340 ft away
  • Rentals1 within 500 m0.3 miHydro
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
150 m490 ftSt Clair Terminus
Nearest town
4.3 km2.7 miDunedin (city)
Nearest airport
23 km14 miDunedin Airport (DUD)

Nearby places

  • HydroRental
    70 m230 ft

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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Partner links

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat8.1 GreatBest 12 pm to 5 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun7.0 GreatBest 1 pm to 4 pmWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 30%
  • Mon5.7 GoodBest 9 am to 11 amWind up to 27 km/h16 mph, rain 74%
  • Tue4.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 35 km/h22 mph, rain 57%
  • Wed4.6 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 32%
  • Thu4.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 84%