Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunedin - St Clair today (02 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunedin - St Clair at 12PM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 02). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - St Clair. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
3307 | 1942 | 1699 | 1206 | 915 | 687 | 563 | 467 | 332 | 269 | 202 | 160 | 167 | 304 | 280 | 337 | 256 | 246 | 231 | 328 | 167 | 169 | 199 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:21AM1.65m | 7:49PM1.58m | 8:20AM1.65m | 8:49PM1.56m | 9:22AM1.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:58AM0.22m | 1:26PM0.23m | 1:46AM0.24m | 2:19PM0.26m | 2:40AM0.25m | 3:17PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 5 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 9 |
3307 | 1942 | 1699 | 1206 | 915 | 687 | 563 | 467 | 332 | 269 | 202 | 153 | 118 | 111 | 280 | 337 | 256 | 64 | 59 | 106 | 78 | 169 | 199 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 17 | NE 12 | E 12 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | NE 6 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 7 | SSW 8 | NE 8 | SSW 15 |
— | 200 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 52 | 115 | 158 | 160 | 167 | 304 | 39 | 57 | 56 | 246 | 231 | 89 | 58 | 46 | 167 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | S 20 | E 10 | S 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSE 8 | NE 8 |
— | — | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 80 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 25 | 169 | 167 | 7 | 31 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NW 3 | WSW 5 | SW 8 | W 3 | SW 6 | W 4 |
— | — | — | 3 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 16 | 83 | 42 | 65 | 4 | 33 | 328 | 4 | 141 | 20 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 24 | 21 | 477 | 478 | 77 |
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