Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunedin - St Clair today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 20s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 18s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunedin - St Clair at 5AM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 11). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 20s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 18s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - St Clair. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Wed morning, calm by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | E 6 | E 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 81 | 94 | 44 | 21 | 30 | 29 | 57 | 61 | 97 | 89 | 84 | 90 | 154 | 146 | 131 | 181 | 124 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 2:46AM1.80m | 3:17PM1.92m | 3:40AM1.82m | 4:10PM1.91m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:45PM0.11m | 9:05AM0.02m | 9:38PM0.07m | 9:58AM-0.00m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 18 | SSW 18 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 81 | 94 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 57 | 61 | 666 | 600 | 554 | 495 | 442 | 421 | 311 | 311 | 180 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSE 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 19 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 50 | 22 | 44 | 21 | 20 | 29 | 8 | 8 | 97 | 89 | 84 | 90 | 154 | 146 | 131 | 181 | 87 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SSW 16 | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 15 | SE 15 | ESE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | S 16 |
| kJ | 21 | 48 | 9 | 8 | 30 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 124 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 96 | 167 | 326 | 415 | 595 | 740 | 808 | 705 | 1145 | 1299 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 102 | 102 | 208 | 174 | 174 | 218 | 139 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
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