Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunedin - St Clair today (18 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 18s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunedin - St Clair at 9PM is: 2.0m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 18s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - St Clair. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 15 | S 18 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3231 | 2550 | 2079 | 2062 | 1952 | 1757 | 1733 | 1546 | 1546 | 1830 | 2089 | 3237 | 4359 | 4494 | 3845 | 3039 | 2374 | 1722 | 1352 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:20PM1.80m | 7:47AM1.73m | 8:16PM1.73m | 8:45AM1.69m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:51PM0.10m | 1:21AM0.16m | 1:43PM0.17m | 2:12AM0.22m | 2:37PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 11 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 15 | S 18 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | 3231 | 2550 | 2079 | 2062 | 1952 | 1757 | 1733 | 1546 | 1546 | 1830 | 2089 | 3237 | 4359 | 4494 | 3845 | 3039 | 2374 | 1722 | 1352 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 463 | 443 | 431 | 363 | 363 | 313 | 304 | 249 | 245 | 212 | 167 | 157 | 99 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 71 | 71 | 56 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 22 | S 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 453 | 236 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 175 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 5 | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 45 | — | 53 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 13 | 15 | 22 | 20 | 13 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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