Dunedin - Ocean View surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 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 8AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. 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)1.5ft (0.4m)15s

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


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Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SW
1.3
S
1.2
S
1
S
0.9
S
1.1
NE
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.8
ENE
1.1
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.6
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)89999615151615777898161615151410912
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3552642251601279284938087821187780116788514212612181728846
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
10
NNE
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NNE
5
N
5
SSE
10
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
S
0
SSW
5
W
5
SW
5
W
5
SW
5
SW
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
on
glassglasscrosscross-
off
glasscrosson
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:05AM
1.86
2:27PM
1.93
2:51AM
1.88
3:16PM
1.98
3:40AM
1.88
4:08PM
1.99
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
Mon
20
Sunrise--7:16-------7:18-------7:18-----
Sunset----5:59-------5:57-------5:54---
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-------------11--1111--1
Temp. °C989151715131210911161511109101010109101010
Feels °C (?)6551113131111879141399789987987
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