Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunedin - St Clair today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunedin - St Clair at 4AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 15). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - St Clair. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue night, min 5°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
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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) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 66 | 67 | 57 | 67 | 99 | 102 | 154 | 301 | 285 | 269 | 233 | 309 | 169 | 304 | 376 | 437 | 341 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:08PM1.58m | 7:36AM1.60m | 8:02PM1.51m | 8:30AM1.55m | 8:56PM1.46m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:04AM0.28m | 1:32PM0.33m | 1:50AM0.35m | 2:20PM0.39m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 66 | 67 | 57 | 67 | 99 | 102 | 154 | 301 | 285 | 269 | 233 | 309 | 169 | 304 | 376 | 437 | 341 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 30 | 45 | 44 | 46 | 54 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | S 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 14 | NE 6 | ESE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 29 | 32 | 48 | 42 | 59 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 4 | — | S 3 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | — | 8 | 34 | 39 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 95 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 207 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
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