'Tarzan' braves wild weather for a nude dip in the sea

Dunedin may have been in a state of emergency last night but that didn't stop one brave young man from taking on the storm.

"Tarzan" MacRae headed into the raging surf in the middle of a king tide - stark naked.

A video posted to social media shows MacRae jumping out of the car and heading down the seawall into the waves, clutching only a shoe to protect his modesty.

Wild winds can be heard in the background as his mates toot and cheer him on before he takes a bracing dip.

Dunedin was among the worst-hit areas of the country yesterday as ex-cyclone Fehi passed through, with flooding overwhelming the city's infrastruct7ure.

Residents of a rest home were evacuated and torrential rain brought untreated sewage into the streets.