Ōtaki, New Zealand

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Ōtaki, the nearest town, 5 km away. Photo: Prankster, CC0, Wikimedia Commons

About Ōtaki

Ōtaki is a town in Wellington Region, New Zealand. From Ōtaki you can reach 1 surf spot. The nearest is Otaki River mouth, a surf spot 5.3 km from the centre. Overture lists 6 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is PMR, 62 km away.

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Staying in Ōtaki

  • 6 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: PMR, 62 km, WLG, 70 km, WAG, 89 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Ōtaki.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for the level each spot suits. Pick your level for the days that suit you.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Surf spots within 20 km of Ōtaki: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Otaki River mouth5.3 kmabout 10 min by car2 ft47 kJwind from the west-north-west, 5 knots, too small1 ft20 kJwind from the north-north-east, 4 knots, too small1 ft20 kJwind from the north-west, 4 knots, too small2 ft15 kJwind from the north-east, 3 knots, too small2 ft14 kJwind from the north-north-east, 7 knots, too small2 ft8 kJwind from the north, 4 knots, too small4 ft92 kJwind from the north-north-east, 9 knots, poor
All readings for Otaki River mouth: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Otaki River mouth, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct20, too small2 ft8 ssoft47kJwind from the west-north-west, 5 knots13°C
Mon 19Oct12, too small1 ft7 smushy20kJwind from the north-north-east, 4 knots16°C
Tue 20Oct14, too small1 ft7 smushy20kJwind from the north-west, 4 knots15°C
Wed 21Oct18, too small2 ft5 smushy15kJwind from the north-east, 3 knots16°C
Thu 22Oct13, too small2 ft4 smushy14kJwind from the north-north-east, 7 knots16°C
Fri 23Oct17, too small2 ft4 smushy8kJwind from the north, 4 knots18°C
Sat 24Oct30, poor4 ft5 smushy92kJwind from the north-north-east, 9 knots16°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Ōtaki, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Places to eat near Ōtaki

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits