Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunedin - St Clair today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunedin - St Clair at 5PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - St Clair. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 15 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 5 | SSW 17 | E 6 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 130 | 106 | 106 | 113 | 84 | 64 | 62 | 51 | 101 | 89 | 132 | 127 | 118 | 181 | 212 | 139 | 128 | 120 | 88 | 78 | 93 |
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 | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:36AM1.75m | 00:01AM1.66m | 12:33PM1.81m | 00:57AM1.71m | 1:29PM1.87m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:40PM0.27m | 6:03AM0.19m | 6:46PM0.22m | 7:07AM0.13m | 7:48PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 130 | 106 | 106 | 82 | 84 | 64 | 62 | 45 | 62 | 46 | 92 | 82 | 74 | 77 | 31 | 139 | 128 | 120 | 88 | 78 | 68 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | S 18 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 59 | 56 | 76 | 113 | 72 | 40 | 36 | 36 | 101 | 89 | 71 | 61 | 111 | 126 | 123 | 120 | 118 | 113 | 36 | 35 | 93 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SSW 15 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 13 | SSE 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | ESE 14 | E 6 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 23 | 43 | 24 | 15 | 6 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 17 | 14 | 132 | 127 | 118 | 19 | 12 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 61 | 59 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | — | — | — | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 28 | 41 | 51 | 67 | 89 | — | — | — | 181 | 212 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 102 | 174 | 77 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 5 |
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