Dunedin - Ocean View surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 03 Jul 2025 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
10.7° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Dunedin - Ocean View this week:

The surf forecast for Dunedin - Ocean View over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 04) at 3AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 14s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 4s. The wind is predicted to be cross-onshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Dunedin - Ocean View in the next 12 days are 3.0m 9s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 10) at 3PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives.

Wave TypeTime (NZST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 3AM (Fri 4th Jul)3.5ft (1.0m) 14s
Best Surf 9AM (Thu 10th Jul)8ft (2.5m) 9s
Most Powerful 3PM (Thu 10th Jul)10ft (3.0m) 9s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Dunedin - Ocean View over the next 12 days.

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Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tue
15
NightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
S
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.1
S
0.9
SSW
0.8
S
0.7
S
2.1
ENE
2.3
NE
2.3
ENE
2.5
ENE
3
ENE
2.2
E
1.8
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.5
S
0.9
SSW
0.9
E
0.9
E
Period(s) (?)1414141414141414131313131413121077899991010101010109991815109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)48139045149356355840031434626321734757031422127045755976119702424932614625557422412361295229200326419623347255
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
5
WNW
5
SW
5
S
10
S
5
SSE
5
WSW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
SE
35
SW
40
SW
30
WSW
25
W
30
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
onglassoffglassoffglasscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crossoffoffcrosscross-
off
crosscrossoncrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:33PM
1.53
10:04AM
1.51
10:26PM
1.50
10:57AM
1.52
11:17PM
1.50
11:47AM
1.56
12:05AM
1.51
12:33PM
1.61
12:50AM
1.55
1:16PM
1.66
1:32AM
1.58
1:58PM
1.71
2:12AM
1.62
2:38PM
1.76
2:52AM
1.65
3:18PM
1.78
3:31AM
1.67
3:58PM
1.80
4:12AM
1.68
4:39PM
1.79
4:54AM
1.68
5:22PM
1.78
5:39AM
1.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:44AM
0.43
4:08PM
0.47
4:32AM
0.45
4:58PM
0.49
5:18AM
0.45
5:47PM
0.49
6:04AM
0.44
6:34PM
0.47
6:48AM
0.41
7:20PM
0.44
7:32AM
0.37
8:04PM
0.41
8:15AM
0.32
8:47PM
0.37
8:58AM
0.28
9:30PM
0.34
9:41AM
0.24
10:13PM
0.31
10:25AM
0.22
10:57PM
0.30
11:11AM
0.21
11:43PM
0.29
11:59AM
0.21
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tue
15
Sunrise-8:19--8:19--8:19--8:18--8:18--8:18--8:18--8:17--8:17--8:15--8:15--8:15-
Sunset--5:05--5:06--5:06--5:07--5:07--5:07--5:08--5:09--5:10--5:12--5:13--5:14
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Rain (mm)
4---1----------------------12151--121011
Temp. °C8998887910991199109989101081012791010106455556
Feels °C (?)38776667877964543136658947883-3-4-3-3-2-20

Short Range Forecast: Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NE by Wed afternoon).

Days 6-9 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Wed night, calm by Thu afternoon).

Long Range Forecast: Heavy rain (total 52mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat night, min 3°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

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The above surf forecast table for Dunedin - Ocean View provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Dunedin - Ocean View can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Dunedin - Ocean View surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Dunedin - Ocean View) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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