Otama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.70° S 175.76° E

Issued: 12 pm 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Otama sea temperature is

16.2°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Otama today (02 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NNE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NNE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Otama at 4PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	5s
Afternoon (02 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	5s
Evening (02 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	5s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 2					Tuesday 3								Wednesday 4								Thu 5
	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	25	28	31	45	32	62	40	49	52	56	59	70	75	93	99	118	121	125	121	130	165	189	194	229
Wind (km/h)	N	N	N	N	N	N	NNW	N	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	ENE	E	ENE	E	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross
High Tide			1:24PM1.97m				1:51AM1.78m				2:25PM1.92m				2:56AM1.74m				3:27PM1.88m					4:01AM1.74m
Low Tide	7:07AM0.19m				7:49PM0.27m				8:07AM0.25m				8:51PM0.29m				9:09AM0.31m				9:52PM0.29m


	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—
	—	—	—	7:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:51	—	—	—	7:52
mm	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16
Feels °C	10	12	12	13	12	14	14	15	15	16	16	16	17	16	16	16	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 14	N 14	N 14	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8
kJ	4	4	4	31	32	37	40	49	52	56	59	70	75	93	99	118	121	125	121	130	165	189	194	229
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 9	NE 8	E 11	N 14	N 14	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 12	N 13	N 13	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 11	E 14	E 13
kJ	3	3	2	4	4	3	3	13	12	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	4	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	NE 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	—	E 15	E 15	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	N 11	N 11
kJ	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	5	2	2	2	—	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	—	NNE 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	25	28	31	45	—	62	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Waiapu River East Cape	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Whatipu Auckland	Baylys Beach Northland	Sailors Grave Coromandel	Hot Water Beach Coromandel	Sailors Grave Coromandel	Whitianga Coromandel	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Whatipu Auckland	Whatipu Auckland	Whatipu Auckland	Whitianga Coromandel	Whitianga Coromandel	Kuaotunu Coromandel	Mount Maunganui Bay of Plenty	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Mount Maunganui Bay of Plenty	Matarangi Coromandel	Matarangi Coromandel	Matarangi Coromandel
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	3	3	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	269	117	118	192	29	21	29	14	117	118	118	118	14	14	3	110	117	117	117	117	110	9	9	9
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel					Whangamata Bar	Whangamata Bar	Whangamata Bar	Whangamata Bar					Whitianga	Clark Island	Clark Island							Matarangi	Matarangi	Matarangi
Rating (10 max)					1	1	1	1					1	1	1							1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	4	4	3	3	3	4	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	4	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4

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