
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunedin - St Clair today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunedin - St Clair at 7PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 07). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - St Clair. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sat night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Fri afternoon, min 3°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the E by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | S 16 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
282 | 269 | 259 | 239 | 194 | 190 | 183 | 133 | 130 | 101 | 106 | 82 | 84 | 64 | 78 | 103 | 85 | 92 | 92 | 127 | 124 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:38AM1.69m | 11:04PM1.62m | 11:36AM1.75m | 00:01AM1.66m | 12:33PM1.81m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:34PM0.29m | 4:58AM0.24m | 5:40PM0.27m | 6:03AM0.19m | 6:46PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||
7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | -2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 |
282 | 269 | 259 | 239 | 194 | 190 | 183 | 133 | 130 | 101 | 106 | 82 | 84 | 64 | 64 | 45 | 64 | 92 | 92 | 107 | 124 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | NE 4 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 12 | SSW 17 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
57 | 9 | 104 | 73 | 51 | 36 | 33 | 37 | 23 | 37 | 76 | 74 | 72 | 40 | 36 | 34 | 59 | 46 | 71 | 61 | 111 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 13 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | S 18 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSE 5 | S 16 | S 15 |
23 | 60 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 50 | 59 | 56 | 24 | 15 | 6 | 36 | 35 | 36 | 17 | 89 | 17 | 127 | 118 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | S 5 | WSW 3 |
5 | 27 | 20 | 12 | — | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 23 | 37 | 78 | 103 | 85 | — | — | 20 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 102 | 66 | 66 | 84 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 24 |
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