Otama Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(The Coromandel, New Zealand)

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Otama Surf Guide

Otama in The Coromandel is a sheltered beach break that has unreliable waves. Spring and Summer provide the best conditions. The best wind direction is from the west southwest. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the east. Surfable at all stages of the tide. Crowds are never a problem here. Beware of rocks and sharks.

Otama Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	2	inconsistent	18.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Otama:

The best conditions reported for surf at Otama occur when a East swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West-southwest.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Otama (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Otama with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 1% of the time in January while 2% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 97% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

97%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Otama Location Map

Interactive Otama surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail.

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Live Wave Height (m)
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Surf Rating (10 Max)
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Wind Speed (km/h)

Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Otama Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 08:40 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 05
ft, °F	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM
Wave (m)	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE
Period (s)	8	8	8	8
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on

What does Otama look like?

Latest photos from Otama. Upload your own or view all photos on the gallery page.

Credit: Becs W

Tides at Otama

Current tide and informaton

For Kuaotunu, 3 km from Otama.

Next High Water: 09:06am | 1.77m

Next Low Water: 03:21pm | 0.28m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Otama Sea Temperature

The Otama water temperature is reasonably warm (18.8 °C) and the air temperature will similar (windchill forecast 15.0 °C). A good quality summer wetsuit would be ideal.

Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 18.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite