Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunedin - St Clair today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunedin - St Clair at 3PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 12). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - St Clair. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 4°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 9 | S 19 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 167 | 165 | 150 | 101 | 239 | 236 | 181 | 178 | 129 | 86 | 50 | 29 | 30 | 16 | 29 | 56 | 62 | 61 | 89 | 208 | 359 | 408 | 461 | 367 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:43PM1.89m | 2:06AM1.78m | 2:38PM1.94m | 3:01AM1.80m | 3:34PM1.95m | 3:57AM1.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:21AM0.13m | 8:02PM0.16m | 8:21AM0.07m | 9:01PM0.11m | 9:19AM0.02m | 9:56PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 |
 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | 5:13 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 94 | 88 | 83 | 61 | 239 | 236 | 181 | 178 | 129 | 86 | 50 | 102 | 68 | 48 | 85 | 87 | 103 | 114 | 71 | 88 | 75 | 408 | 461 | 367 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | E 9 | NE 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | S 23 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 167 | 165 | 150 | 101 | 40 | 10 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 16 | 10 | 29 | 30 | 16 | 7 | 56 | 62 | 61 | 89 | 208 | 359 | 62 | 44 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | S 23 | S 22 | E 9 | SSW 13 | S 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | ESE 9 | S 22 | E 15 | ESE 10 | SW 7 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 61 | 60 | 41 | 41 | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 29 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 36 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NE 7 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 2 | 8 | 31 | 16 | 22 | 55 | 107 | 117 | 200 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 189 | 156 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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