Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunedin - St Clair today (18 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunedin - St Clair at 10PM is: 1.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 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 (18 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Dunedin - St Clair. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat morning, strong winds from the WSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1567 | 1749 | 1480 | 1441 | 1246 | 978 | 714 | 845 | 474 | 986 | 494 | 1927 | 2305 | 4575 | 7817 | 2987 | 2494 | 9324 | 1434 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:49PM1.44m | 10:17AM1.52m | 10:40PM1.45m | 11:06AM1.54m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:12PM0.44m | 3:31AM0.44m | 4:08PM0.46m | 4:27AM0.44m | 5:05PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 8 | -3 | -4 | -6 | -5 | -3 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 11 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 1567 | 1749 | 1480 | 1441 | 1246 | 978 | 714 | 845 | 474 | 986 | 494 | 32 | 34 | 25 | 24 | 2987 | 2494 | 1352 | 926 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 13 | ESE 12 | NE 5 | S 17 | NE 6 | SSW 11 | NE 6 | ESE 11 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 96 | 129 | 69 | 132 | 99 | 18 | 154 | 16 | 191 | 18 | 48 | 6 | 4 | — | — | 24 | 12 | 1728 | 1434 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | — | SE 13 | NE 4 | NE 5 | SE 12 | NE 6 | SE 12 | NE 6 | ESE 11 | NE 6 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 44 | 9 | 16 | 71 | 15 | 68 | 17 | 48 | 9 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | SW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 9 | 37 | 45 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | 335 | 1927 | 2305 | 4575 | 7817 | 1931 | 1747 | 9324 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 62 | 317 | 477 | 174 | 405 | 613 | 674 | 316 | 0 |
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