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Dunedin - Ocean View surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 18 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
14.8° C
 (Which is 2.0°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 9PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)--
Afternoon (18 Jan)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (18 Jan)2ft (0.6m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
0.8
ESE
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
E
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.8
S
0.6
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
Period(s) (?)1181010810101010111112131313131313111413131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)90837772697175784347496199102137121209202119129215116187178
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
5
N
5
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
25
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		glasscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:04AM
1.78
4:17PM
1.67
4:42AM
1.79
4:54PM
1.68
5:19AM
1.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:44PM
0.27
10:13AM
0.34
10:24PM
0.24
10:53AM
0.31
11:05PM
0.22
11:34AM
0.30
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise-----6:11-------6:13-------6:15--
Sunset-9:24-------9:24-------9:23------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C13141110981216161512109912141414111111101519
Feels °C (?)910887610131212108781010101088871114
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