Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunedin - St Clair today (13 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunedin - St Clair at 6AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 13). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (13 Nov) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (13 Nov) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - St Clair. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Mon 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 13 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1938 | 920 | 794 | 415 | 919 | 1258 | 1547 | 1443 | 1063 | 771 | 522 | 411 | 390 | 307 | 284 | 227 | 206 | 161 | 158 | 122 | 87 | 58 | 43 | 107 | 118 | 213 | 207 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:28AM1.58m | 7:51PM1.47m | 8:18AM1.55m | 8:42PM1.44m | 9:09AM1.53m | 9:33PM1.43m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:04AM0.33m | 1:33PM0.37m | 1:46AM0.37m | 2:16PM0.41m | 2:29AM0.40m | 3:00PM0.43m | 3:14AM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | 8:49 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 13 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 931 | 920 | 794 | 415 | 919 | 1258 | 1547 | 1443 | 1063 | 771 | 522 | 411 | 390 | 307 | 284 | 227 | 206 | 63 | 75 | 49 | 87 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 32 | 51 | 207 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 14 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 43 | 41 | 41 | 243 | 44 | 44 | 46 | 56 | 86 | 39 | 65 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 18 | 17 | 161 | 158 | 122 | 38 | 58 | 40 | 107 | 118 | 213 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 8 | — | — | — | NE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 18 | E 9 | S 18 | E 9 | S 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 41 | — | — | — | 30 | 48 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 29 | 43 | 39 | 22 | 12 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | — | NNE 4 | NE 10 | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 1938 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | — | 13 | 136 | — | — | — | 17 | 32 | 38 | 41 | 159 | — | 82 | 65 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
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