
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunedin - St Clair today (01 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunedin - St Clair at 12PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 01). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - St Clair. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
760 | 683 | 637 | 487 | 361 | 376 | 381 | 309 | 301 | 269 | 215 | 218 | 239 | 218 | 210 | 236 | 968 | 3666 | 2233 | 2186 | 2061 | 1804 | 765 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 8:01AM1.72m | 8:30PM1.60m | 9:04AM1.70m | 9:34PM1.58m | 10:08AM1.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:37AM0.17m | 2:10PM0.20m | 2:28AM0.20m | 3:05PM0.24m | 3:25AM0.22m | 4:05PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | ENE 8 | SSW 14 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | S 14 | S 12 |
760 | 683 | 637 | 487 | 361 | 376 | 381 | 309 | 301 | 269 | 215 | 218 | 239 | 64 | 210 | 236 | 6 | 1826 | 2 | 2 | — | 1804 | 765 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSW 14 | SSE 10 | NE 5 | SE 10 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 |
10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 45 | 36 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 218 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 336 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | SE 12 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 23 | 28 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 12 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 12 | — | — | — | 221 | 173 | 86 | 188 | 968 | 3666 | 2233 | 2186 | 2061 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 174 | 174 | 108 | 77 | 0 |
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