Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunedin - St Clair today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunedin - St Clair at 7PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - St Clair. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sat night, min 2°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 9 | S 9 | SE 11 | S 16 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 325 | 276 | 233 | 254 | 338 | 280 | 244 | 400 | 282 | 269 | 259 | 239 | 190 | 190 | 148 | 133 | 103 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 84 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:40AM1.64m | 10:06PM1.59m | 10:38AM1.69m | 11:04PM1.62m | 11:36AM1.75m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:32PM0.30m | 3:56AM0.26m | 4:34PM0.29m | 4:58AM0.24m | 5:40PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -3 | -3 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 325 | 276 | 230 | 157 | 148 | 152 | 244 | 400 | 282 | 269 | 259 | 239 | 190 | 190 | 148 | 133 | 103 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 84 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 14 | S 13 | S 9 | SE 9 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 96 | 205 | 233 | 216 | 338 | 280 | 117 | 30 | 57 | 60 | 80 | 74 | 51 | 35 | 50 | 39 | 37 | 56 | 76 | 74 | 73 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SE 15 | SSE 18 | S 16 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 10 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SE 13 | E 14 | E 14 |
| kJ | 56 | 55 | 102 | 254 | 144 | 94 | 58 | 54 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 48 | 59 | 42 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 32 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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