Surf Forecasts:
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 11AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Saturday 7 | Sun 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 22 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 54 | 120 | 101 | 78 | 148 | 132 | 135 | 114 | 93 | 91 | 69 | 59 | 60 | 46 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:49AM1.66m | 8:10PM1.79m | 8:43AM1.79m | 9:00PM1.88m | 9:28AM1.91m | 9:44PM1.96m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:00AM0.48m | 2:20PM0.52m | 2:49AM0.37m | 3:07PM0.40m | 3:28AM0.27m | 3:45PM0.30m | 4:02AM0.21m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | 8:06 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | W 12 | NW 6 | W 12 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 22 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 120 | 101 | 78 | 148 | 132 | 135 | 114 | 93 | 91 | 69 | 59 | 60 | 46 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | — | W 12 | — | W 12 | — | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 16 | W 11 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 6 | NNW 4 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 7 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 79 | 76 | 79 | 98 | 78 | 79 | 79 | 80 | 80 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 19 | 19 | 89 | 94 | 89 | 19 | 89 |
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