
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunedin - St Clair today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunedin - St Clair at 3AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 09). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 18s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - St Clair. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri morning, min 5°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu night, strong winds from the WSW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 13 | S 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 |
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809 | 245 | 195 | 381 | 392 | 1060 | 1317 | 2217 | 2217 | 2193 | 1929 | 1447 | 1484 | 2000 | 2555 | 6840 | 7207 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:30AM1.81m | 2:59PM1.88m | 3:21AM1.82m | 3:49PM1.85m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:29PM0.11m | 8:50AM0.04m | 9:19PM0.08m | 9:40AM0.03m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | |
mm | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 4 | -1 | 0 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | -1 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | S 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | ENE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
151 | 245 | 195 | 381 | 392 | 1060 | 1317 | 2217 | 2217 | 2193 | 1929 | 1447 | 1484 | 2000 | 12 | 3412 | 3500 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | SSW 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 19 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 14 | E 8 | E 8 |
49 | 131 | 61 | 59 | 369 | 53 | 51 | 33 | 32 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | ENE 9 | S 16 | S 20 | ENE 8 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | NE 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 14 | — | E 14 | E 14 |
11 | 46 | 183 | 202 | 55 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | NW 3 | — | W 3 | SW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 |
809 | 46 | 32 | 23 | 49 | 88 | 99 | — | — | — | 5 | — | 2 | 1356 | 2555 | 6840 | 7207 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 20 | 13 | 23 | 23 | 174 | 23 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 62 | 174 | 181 | 174 |
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