Otaki Beach surf break

Otaki Beach surfForecast / Wanganui-Manawatu / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 24 Feb 2026 NZDT
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Otaki Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Otaki Beach sea temperature is
17.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Otaki Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Otaki Beach at 5AM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 24). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (24 Feb)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (24 Feb)2ft (0.6m)5s

Table - waves today at Otaki Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
W
0.7
NW
1.1
NW
1.3
NW
1.3
NW
1.1
NW
0.9
WNW
0.7
NW
0.6
SSW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.1
W
0.2
W
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
1
NW
1.1
NW
1.4
NW
1.6
NW
Period(s) (?)1245666665541810181716161615155666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1217691081241086734186367302726504847435780137182
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
NNW
10
WSW
0
NNE
10
SE
10
E
5
ESE
5
E
5
NE
0
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
20
NNW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
offoffoffglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:12AM
1.90
3:36PM
1.83
4:07AM
1.74
4:40PM
1.64
5:21AM
1.60
6:08PM
1.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:45PM
0.28
9:04AM
0.39
9:29PM
0.47
9:59AM
0.58
10:34PM
0.67
11:43AM
0.74
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise---6:54-------6:54-------6:56----
Sunset-------8:09-------8:08-------8:07
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------------1--
Temp. °C141414151619192016141414182122191716161617181818
Feels °C (?)131212131419182115121211162021191816151515161617
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