Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.55° S 175.22° E

Otakaha Stream 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Otakaha Stream sea temperature is
13.7°C
0.4° 

Otakaha Stream surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Otakaha Stream today (02 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Otakaha Stream at 5PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 02). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (02 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (02 Nov)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

Table - waves today at Otakaha Stream. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Mon morning, light winds from the NW by Tue night).

Mon
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thu
5
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
3
2
2
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
9
0.2
S
9
1.8
NW
6
1.9
NW
6
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
1.7
NW
6
1.7
NW
6
1.4
NW
6
0.9
NW
5
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
50
32
18
17
7
240
258
16
16
183
177
123
40
61
71
113
233
277
204
441
314
289
198
168
Wind (km/h)
45
NW
45
NW
45
NW
45
NW
40
NW
35
NW
40
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
20
NNW
15
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
N
10
N
10
NW
15
NW
5
N
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:49AM1.81m
00:17AM1.65m
12:45PM1.76m
1:11AM1.63m
1:40PM1.72m
2:07AM1.61m
Low Tide
6:16PM0.21m
6:31AM0.22m
7:06PM0.22m
7:25AM0.24m
7:56PM0.27m
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Temp °C
15
16
17
15
15
15
15
14
15
17
17
17
15
14
13
14
17
19
19
18
15
14
14
14
Feels °C
7
8
9
7
8
8
8
8
9
11
12
14
14
13
12
13
16
17
16
17
13
12
12
12
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