Dunedin - Ocean View surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 17 Apr 2026 NZST
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Dunedin - Ocean View surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Dunedin - Ocean View sea temperature is
14.0° C
(Which is 2.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Dunedin - Ocean View today?

The current surf forecast for Dunedin - Ocean View at 6PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (17 Apr)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (17 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

Table - waves today at Dunedin - Ocean View. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
S
1
S
0.9
S
1.6
NE
1.3
NE
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.8
ENE
0.4
SSW
1
NE
0.7
NE
0.8
ENE
0.7
NE
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.6
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.5
E
0.9
ENE
1.6
SE
Period(s) (?)99966151615714778816161515149910116
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2251601331961327980878169895692648514212612181697855167178
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
5
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
S
15
S
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
0
SW
5
WSW
5
W
10
SW
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:27PM
1.93
2:51AM
1.88
3:16PM
1.98
3:40AM
1.88
4:08PM
1.99
4:32AM
1.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:14AM
0.09
8:41PM
0.06
9:01AM
0.06
9:32PM
0.08
9:52AM
0.06
10:28PM
0.12
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise7:16-------7:18-------7:18-------
Sunset--5:59-------5:57-------5:54-----
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------1-----1----11
Temp. °C9151715121110911161411109991010111110101010
Feels °C (?)511131310987814118887888897865
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