Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunedin - St Clair today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunedin - St Clair at 6AM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - St Clair. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri night, min 3°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 625 | 603 | 561 | 661 | 807 | 927 | 1382 | 882 | 739 | 1088 | 929 | 1117 | 1347 | 1330 | 1297 | 1102 | 1032 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:27AM1.79m | 5:56PM1.81m | 6:21AM1.75m | 6:49PM1.73m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:17PM0.07m | 11:38AM0.05m | 00:04AM0.11m | 12:26PM0.12m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | 625 | 603 | 561 | 661 | 807 | 927 | 1382 | 882 | 739 | 1088 | 929 | 1117 | 1347 | 1330 | 1297 | 1102 | 1032 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 63 | 82 | 55 | 61 | 77 | 58 | 44 | 43 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 40 | 34 | 44 | 46 | 36 | 47 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 6 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 51 | 52 | 44 | 27 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 28 | 28 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 7 | 40 | 35 | — | 37 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 13 | 0 | 15 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 30 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 0 |
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