Otaki Beach

Ōtaki Beach, New Zealand / Aotearoa

Right now

Conditions at 7:00 AM New Zealand Standard Time.

Good

Head-high (1.6 m) at 7 s, heading toward ESE, with strong cross-offshore wind toward NNE.

Swell

1.6 m

ESE

7 s

Wind

25 km/h

NNE

Cross-offshore

Tide

1.1 m

Falling

Weather

8 °C

Drizzle

14 °C water

7-day forecast

Wave height and the best conditions expected each day.

Hourly forecast

Sunday, September 20, 2026

TimeRatingSwellSwell directionWindWind directionTideWeather

12 AM

Poor

0.8 m · 8 s

ESE

36 km/h · 66 km/h gusts

ESE

Onshore

1.4 m

Partly cloudy · 13 °C

1 AM

Poor

1 m · 8 s

ESE

34 km/h · 62 km/h gusts

ESE

Onshore

1.5 m

Partly cloudy · 13 °C

2 AM

Poor

1.1 m · 8 s

ESE

29 km/h · 59 km/h gusts

ESE

Onshore

1.6 m

Partly cloudy · 13 °C

3 AM

Poor

1.3 m · 7 s

ESE

35 km/h · 61 km/h gusts

ESE

Onshore

1.7 m

Mostly clear · 13 °C

4 AM

Poor

1.2 m · 7 s

SE

36 km/h · 65 km/h gusts

E

Onshore

1.6 m

Partly cloudy · 12 °C

5 AM

Poor

1.2 m · 7 s

SE

40 km/h · 69 km/h gusts

E

Onshore

1.4 m

Mostly clear · 12 °C

6 AM

Poor

1.2 m · 7 s

SE

37 km/h · 78 km/h gusts

NNE

Offshore

1.3 m

Drizzle · 8 °C

7 AM

Good

1.6 m · 7 s

ESE

25 km/h · 65 km/h gusts

NNE

Offshore

1.1 m

Drizzle · 8 °C

8 AM

Good

1.9 m · 7 s

ESE

15 km/h · 41 km/h gusts

NNE

Offshore

1 m

Mostly clear · 8 °C

9 AM

Poor

2.3 m · 7 s

ESE

15 km/h · 30 km/h gusts

NE

Cross-shore

0.9 m

Clear · 11 °C

10 AM

Poor

2.1 m · 7 s

ESE

17 km/h · 41 km/h gusts

ENE

Cross-shore

0.9 m

Clear · 12 °C

11 AM

Poor

1.9 m · 6 s

ESE

18 km/h · 37 km/h gusts

ENE

Cross-shore

1 m

Light drizzle · 12 °C

12 PM

Poor

1.8 m · 6 s

ESE

13 km/h · 39 km/h gusts

E

Onshore

1.1 m

Light drizzle · 12 °C

1 PM

Poor

1.6 m · 7 s

ESE

14 km/h · 39 km/h gusts

ENE

Cross-shore

1.2 m

Clear · 13 °C

2 PM

Poor

1.5 m · 7 s

ESE

18 km/h · 40 km/h gusts

NE

Cross-shore

1.3 m

Clear · 14 °C

3 PM

Poor

1.3 m · 7 s

ESE

22 km/h · 40 km/h gusts

NE

Cross-shore

1.3 m

Clear · 14 °C

4 PM

Good

1.2 m · 7 s

ESE

20 km/h · 39 km/h gusts

NNE

Offshore

1.3 m

Mostly clear · 13 °C

5 PM

Good

1.2 m · 7 s

ESE

18 km/h · 34 km/h gusts

N

Offshore

1.2 m

Clear · 12 °C

6 PM

Good

1.1 m · 7 s

ESE

14 km/h · 32 km/h gusts

N

Offshore

1.1 m

Clear · 11 °C

7 PM

Good

1 m · 7 s

ESE

11 km/h · 25 km/h gusts

NNE

Offshore

1 m

Clear · 9 °C

8 PM

Good

1 m · 7 s

ESE

8 km/h · 20 km/h gusts

N

Offshore

0.9 m

Clear · 8 °C

9 PM

Good

1 m · 7 s

ESE

5 km/h · 14 km/h gusts

N

Offshore

0.8 m

Clear · 8 °C

10 PM

Good

1 m · 7 s

ESE

2 km/h · 10 km/h gusts

N

Offshore

0.8 m

Clear · 8 °C

11 PM

Good

0.9 m · 7 s

ESE

1 km/h · 5 km/h gusts

NNW

Offshore

0.8 m

Clear · 7 °C

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