Otama Surf Break

Otama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.70° S 175.76° E

Issued: 11 am 19 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Otama sea temperature is
17.0° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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


How big are the waves at Otama today (19 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Otama at 6PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (19 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (19 Jun)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Mon
22
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NE
11
1
NE
11
1
NE
11
0.9
NE
11
0.9
NE
11
0.9
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
228
228
228
198
191
177
148
145
142
98
94
88
86
67
54
53
52
30
29
18
18
17
17
16
Wind (km/h)
10
S
15
SE
15
SE
5
S
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
15
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
9:55AM1.98m
10:27PM2.14m
10:51AM1.92m
11:20PM2.07m
11:48AM1.85m
00:13AM1.98m
Low Tide
4:12PM0.03m
4:51AM0.11m
5:06PM0.11m
5:45AM0.16m
6:00PM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
1
Temp °C
11
13
14
13
13
13
13
12
12
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
15
17
16
15
15
15
14
Feels °C
8
10
11
12
11
11
11
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
10
12
11
12
14
14
14
14
14
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NE
11
1
NE
11
1
NE
11
0.9
NE
11
0.9
NE
11
0.9
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
Energy kJ
228
228
228
198
191
177
148
145
142
98
94
88
86
67
54
53
52
30
29
18
18
17
17
16
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
17
0.1
E
17
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.2
NNW
4
0.2
NNW
4
0.2
NNW
4
Energy kJ
2
2
1
1
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
1
1
1
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
20
0.1
E
19
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
8
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
Energy kJ
7
7
6
6
6
1
2
1
1
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SE
4
0.3
NW
2
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.3
NW
2
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
4
0.5
NW
4
0.5
NW
4
0.5
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
Energy kJ
3
5
3
1
2
2
2
1
2
5
8
8
9
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
3
Distance (km)
0
3
3
0
0
3
3
3
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
29
34
34
117
117
117
117
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
6
6
6
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
6
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
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