Otakaha Stream Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.55° S 175.22° E

Otakaha Stream 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Otakaha Stream sea temperature is
13.2°C
1.2° 

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 (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Otakaha Stream at 10AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (18 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (18 Sep)3ft (0.9m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the NW by Sat night).

Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
6
0.4
SE
13
0.5
SE
12
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
6
3
SSW
8
3
SSW
8
3
SSW
10
4.5
SSW
11
5
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
60
48
77
80
93
234
305
371
485
926
845
660
542
415
303
271
217
399
879
1097
1814
4618
6170
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
NE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
N
10
SE
10
ESE
5
E
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNW
15
NW
25
NNW
40
NW
40
NW
50
NW
45
WNW
30
SSW
20
SW
30
SW
35
SSW
30
S
25
SSW
Wind State
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:26AM1.60m
10:49PM1.53m
11:10AM1.57m
11:30PM1.49m
11:53AM1.54m
Low Tide
4:18AM0.53m
4:55PM0.49m
5:01AM0.53m
5:38PM0.48m
5:41AM0.53m
6:17PM0.47m
light rain
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:13
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:10
6:12
6:13
 mm
1
5
Temp °C
8
9
10
13
14
11
11
10
10
10
12
15
15
14
14
13
12
8
10
11
10
9
9
Feels °C
6
7
8
11
13
9
9
9
8
7
8
11
10
6
6
3
3
1
5
4
2
1
3
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