Otaki Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.68° S 175.15° E

Otaki Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Otaki Beach sea temperature is
14.9°C
0.7° 

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


How big are the waves at Otaki Beach today (05 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Otaki Beach at 4PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (05 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (05 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sun
8
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.5
NW
6
0.5
NW
6
0.5
NW
6
0.5
NNW
6
0.6
NW
6
0.9
NW
6
1.2
NW
6
1.2
NW
6
1.1
NW
6
1
NW
9
1
NW
9
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
13
12
12
11
19
16
15
19
30
62
116
120
91
152
148
120
98
95
91
69
59
48
46
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNW
15
NNW
5
NW
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
WNW
5
SW
5
SSE
5
NW
5
NE
5
ENE
10
NE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
7:49AM1.66m
8:10PM1.79m
8:43AM1.79m
9:00PM1.88m
9:28AM1.91m
9:44PM1.96m
Low Tide
2:20PM0.52m
2:49AM0.37m
3:07PM0.40m
3:28AM0.27m
3:45PM0.30m
4:02AM0.21m
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6:03
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8:01
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8:04
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1
2
1
1
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1
1
1
1
3
10
3
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Temp °C
18
20
19
18
16
16
16
16
17
17
18
17
16
16
17
17
18
19
20
17
16
15
14
15
Feels °C
17
19
18
18
17
16
15
15
16
16
17
18
16
16
17
17
19
20
21
18
17
15
14
15
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