Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunedin - St Clair today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 21s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunedin - St Clair at 5PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 21s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - St Clair. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 21 | S 8 | SSW 12 | S 19 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | S 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 46 | 46 | 31 | 30 | 35 | 30 | 27 | 66 | 64 | 106 | 61 | 99 | 135 | 195 | 195 | 1089 | 373 | 911 | 1156 | 1537 | 2801 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:16PM1.84m | 1:39AM1.77m | 2:08PM1.87m | 2:30AM1.81m | 2:59PM1.88m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:56AM0.14m | 7:34PM0.17m | 7:55AM0.08m | 8:29PM0.11m | 8:50AM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 46 | 46 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 106 | 34 | 99 | 135 | 195 | 195 | 551 | 318 | 911 | 1156 | 1537 | 2801 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 19 | S 8 | SSW 18 | ENE 10 | NE 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 18 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 26 | 64 | 10 | 61 | 31 | 19 | 46 | 90 | 86 | 73 | 54 | 38 | 33 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 21 | SSW 12 | ENE 4 | S 19 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 10 | SSW 18 | ENE 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 20 | S 20 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 |
| kJ | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 35 | 14 | 2 | 66 | 27 | 13 | 20 | 60 | 49 | 131 | 129 | 202 | 373 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 14 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 15 | 50 | 13 | 23 | 1089 | 49 | 91 | 130 | 158 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 20 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 23 | 15 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 14 |
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