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Dunedin - St Clair surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand
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Dunedin - St Clair surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Dunedin - St Clair sea temperature is
13.0° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Dunedin - St Clair today?
The current surf forecast for Dunedin - St Clair at 11AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (06 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - St Clair. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the WSW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | |
276 | 215 | 215 | 163 | 163 | 160 | 158 | 158 | 113 | 110 | 105 | 93 | 94 | 96 | 97 | 63 | 96 | 104 | 101 | 99 | 98 | 86 | 61 | 101 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:07AM1.49m | 7:32PM1.57m | 7:56AM1.47m | 8:23PM1.56m | 8:47AM1.46m | 9:13PM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:47AM0.42m | 12:59PM0.42m | 1:29AM0.45m | 1:42PM0.44m | 2:14AM0.47m | 2:28PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:23 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
6 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 13 | S 13 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
276 | 215 | 215 | 163 | 163 | 160 | 158 | 158 | 113 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 53 | 102 | 104 | 84 | 141 | 100 | 93 | 98 | 86 | 731 | 1526 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | NE 7 | NE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 20 | S 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
1 | 9 | 20 | 26 | 36 | 42 | 18 | 19 | 8 | 110 | 105 | 93 | 94 | 96 | 97 | 63 | 96 | 104 | 101 | 99 | 8 | 49 | 57 | 56 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 18 | S 18 | SW 20 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 |
1 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 26 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 61 | 101 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 10 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 51 | 11 | 26 | 58 | 47 | 39 | 45 | 124 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 95 | 184 | 1930 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
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