Otama Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.70° S 175.76° E

Otama, New Zealand Weather Observations

Issued: 5 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Otama sea temperature is
15.5°C
0.5° 

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

Current weather conditions and live observations for Otama based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Otama right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Otama

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Matarangi- Coromandel- NZ

9 km SW16 m above sea level

49 minutes ago
Dry
20
moderate winds from the S
(20 km/h at 180°)
16.3 °C-
-
-
-
-

Great Mercury Is AWS

12 km N40 m above sea level

39 minutes ago
Dry
25
moderate winds from the W
(24 km/h at 270°)
15.7 °C-
-
-
-
-

Waikawau Bay

25 km W4 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
20
moderate winds from the W
(20 km/h at 270°)
16 °C-
-
-
-
-

Te Kouma Heads

32 km SW36 m above sea level

39 minutes ago
No weather report
50
strong winds from the SW
(50 km/h at 225°)
- °C-
-
-
-
-

Kopu East

49 km S340 m above sea level

39 minutes ago
light rainDry
15
light winds from the SW
(17 km/h at 225°)
13.0 °C-
-
-
-
-

Channel Island

51 km WNW48 m above sea level

39 minutes ago
No weather report
45
strong winds from the W
(44 km/h at 270°)
13.7 °C-
-
-
-
-

Whangamata 2

51 km S178 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
15
light winds from the W
(13 km/h at 270°)
15 °C-
-
-
-
-

Oruawharo

54 km NW11 m above sea level

46 minutes ago
Dry
wind obs. (2 kph from 135 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
17.4 °C-
-
-
-
-

Whakatiwai Kaiaua

56 km SSW5 m above sea level

49 minutes ago
No weather report
25
moderate winds from the S
(26 km/h at 180°)
15.5 °C-
-
-
-
-

Passage Rock Automatic Weather Station

59 km SW7 m above sea level

39 minutes ago
No weather report
45
strong winds from the SW
(46 km/h at 225°)
- °C-
-
-
-
-

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Otama and within an acceptable time window.

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