Ocean Beach
Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
- Free parking
Today at a glance
Best: 7 pm to sunset, sunset 8:15 pm5.3
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
4.5
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
6.3
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
6.8
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good
7.4
3 km/h2 mph wind, Great
7.7
2 km/h1 mph wind, Great
8.1
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
8.3
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
8.3
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
7.8
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
8.2
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
7.9
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
7.6
3 km/h2 mph wind, Great
7.1
2 km/h1 mph wind, Great
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Best time to swim
Best: 7 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 21°C70°F
- Water
- 13°C55°F
- Wind
- 32 km/hmph E
- Gusts
- 138 km/hmph
- Waves
- 1.1 m3 ft
- UV
- 1 low
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 8:15 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- High 1 am, 0.8 m3 ft
- Low 7 am, -0.6 m2 ft
- High 2 pm, 0.9 m3 ft
Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.
Beach info
Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.
About Ocean Beach
Ocean Beach is a beach near Dunedin, New Zealand. It is located 105 meters from Saint Kilda Beach. OpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station nearby, and there is drinking water available on site.
Ocean Beach (Māori: Whakahekerau) is a long sandy beach which runs along the Pacific Ocean coast of south Dunedin, New Zealand. It stretches for some three kilometres from St Clair in the southwest along the coast of St Kilda to the foot of Lawyers Head in the east. The beach is a popular recreation area for swimming, surfing, and walking.
Source: Ocean Beach, Otago on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources
Facilities
- LifeguardStation 80 m270 ft awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
- Restrooms160 m530 ft away
- Showers170 m540 ft away
- Drinking water170 m570 ft away
- Parking4 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 290 m960 ft. Listed as free
- Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 mi
- Picnic tables180 m590 ft away
- Playground220 m730 ft awayMarlow Park
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 420 m0.3 miPrince Albert Rd, 136
- Nearest town
- 3.9 km2.4 miDunedin (city)
- Nearest airport
- 24 km15 miDunedin Airport (DUD)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Saint Kilda Beach0.1 km0.1 mi east away7.9 Great
- Saint Clair Beach1.7 km1.1 mi west away8.1 Great
- Tomahawk Beach2.5 km1.5 mi east away7.9 Great
- Smaills Beach3.8 km2.3 mi east away7.9 Great
- Tunnel Beach4.2 km2.6 mi west away8.1 Great
Where to stay near the beach
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sat8.0 GreatBest 12 pm to 5 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
- Sun6.9 GoodBest 1 pm to 4 pmWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 30%
- Mon5.6 GoodBest 9 am to 11 amWind up to 27 km/h16 mph, rain 74%
- Tue4.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 35 km/h22 mph, rain 57%
- Wed4.5 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 32%
- Thu4.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 84%