St Clair (Dunedin)

Beach break

Otago, Nouvelle-Zélande

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From level intermediate · Combi 5/4/3 + gants/cagouleAccessible from intermediate level: shoulder-high waves (0.6–1 m), fairly forgiving. Below that, better to aim for more modest conditions.
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Conditions
6.1/10
Fair
Size
0.61.0 m
shoulder-high
Wind
10 km/h
W · Cross-shore
Swell
1.0 m
9 s · SSW
Best window · 21h7.5/10 · 0.61.0 m · 8 km/h
Today's take

Moderate wave, decent swell from the SSW. Cross-shore wind that ruffles the surface a little. Fair conditions, surfable but nothing special: fine for a practice session.

Today's forecast

SATURDAY, AUGUST 15
RatingWaves mSwell sWind km/hWeather
12h0.40.71117🌧️6°
15h0.50.91116🌧️6°
18h0.50.9910🌧️5°
21hBest0.50.877🌧️3°

3-hour slots (spot local time · GMT+12) · ★ rating out of 5 · arrow = swell/wind direction · highlighted row = best slot

Tides

00h16 Sun06h12h18h0 mPM 04:40+1.0 mBM 10:58-0.8 mPM 17:09+0.9 mmaintenant

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Last updated: Sat, Aug 15, 17:43 GMT+12 · Données : Open-Meteo (modèles vagues + météo) · servies depuis la base pré-calculée.