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Haumoana Glass, Haumoana River Mouth

6:49 am 8 Feb 2012

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10:58 am 28 Jan 2012

St Clair ratings
Quality on a good day: 4.2
Consistency of surf: 4.8
Difficulty level: 2.5
Wind and kite surfing: 1.0
Crowds: 2.0

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St Clair Surf Forecast / New-Zealand – Dunedin / New Zealand

6 Day Weather and Surf Issued (local time): 06 am Thursday 16 Feb 2012

St Clair surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Rating 3
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Wave Energy Map See all maps
Largest waves (m) & direction (?) 1.0
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
1.4
SW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.6
S
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
Period (s) (?) 13 13 12 10 12 14 13 12 12 6 8 11 9 9 8 10 10 10
Surfscale
Wave
Graph

(?)
Max-energy 378 286 205 31 26 81 69 87 56 126 196 422 132 110 52 58 42 19
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE 20
NE 25
NNE 10
N 15
E 10
N 5
SW 25
SSW 30
SW 35
SW 20
SSW 15
NNE 20
N 15
ENE 10
NE 15
NE 35
NE 30
NNE
Wind State (?) cross-
off
cross cross-
off
off cross-
on
off glass cross-
on
cross cross cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
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cross cross-
off
cross-
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cross-
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Key to wind character - offshore winds at St Clair blow from the NNW
onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:13PM
1.88

12:45AM
1.99

1:15PM
1.91
1:45AM
2.01

2:12PM
1.95
2:41AM
2.04

3:06PM
1.99
3:33AM
2.07

3:56PM
2.02

4:22AM
2.08
4:42PM
2.02

Low Tide
/ height (m)


7:10PM
0.14
7:49AM
0.21

8:11PM
0.11
8:49AM
0.15

9:10PM
0.06
9:43AM
0.09

10:03PM
0.03
10:33AM
0.06

10:53PM
0.02
11:19AM
0.05

11:40PM
0.02
 

Note: the tide data above is for Dunedin, New Zealand which is 3 km away. Surf properties and timing are calculated for St Clair. New forecast is published every 6 hours at www.surf-forecast.com. See detailed tide info and graph.

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Today's St Clair sea temperature is 12.8 °C (Statistics for 16 Feb 1981-2005 - mean: 13.2 max: 15.4 min: 11.9 °C)

Days 0-3 Weather Summary: Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon Cool air temperatures (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Sat night) Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sat night) Days 3-6 Weather Summary: Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night Cool air temperatures (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Sun night) Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sun night, strong winds from the NE by Tue afternoon)
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  clear clear clear clear clear clear light rain light rain rain showers clear clear clear part cloud clear clear clear clear rain showers
Summary clear clear clear clear clear clear light rain light rain rain shwrs clear clear clear some clouds clear clear clear clear rain shwrs
Rain (mm) - - - - - - 1 4 1 - - - - - - - - 1
High °C 13 14 14 17 16 16 15 13 10 11 11 10 12 13 12 14 15 16
Low °C 12 13 13 15 16 15 15 11 9 10 10 8 10 12 12 13 15 14
Chill °C (?) 12 12 13 17 15 16 15 11 7 8 8 9 11 12 11 12 13 15
Sunrise 6:52 - - 6:54 - - 6:56 - - 6:56 - - 6:58 - - 7:00 - -
Sunset - 20:50 - - 20:47 - - 20:45 - - 20:45 - - 20:43 - - 20:40 -
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Information about the St Clair Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for St Clair provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 6 days. A general guide to surfing at St Clair can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our St Clair surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (St Clair) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for St Clair may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.

St Clair is 5 km (3 miles) from Dunedin. If you plan a holiday in Dunedin, look for hotels and other accommodation in Dunedin. Dunedin has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.