Ōtaki, New Zealand
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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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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 intermediate surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them.
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.
| Spot | Sun 18 | Mon 19 | Tue 20 | Wed 21 | Thu 22 | Fri 23 | Sat 24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otaki River mouth5.3 kmabout 10 min by car | 2 ft47 kJwind from the west-north-west, 5 knots, too small | 1 ft20 kJwind from the north-north-east, 4 knots, too small | 1 ft17 kJwind from the west, 3 knots, too small | 2 ft15 kJwind from the north-east, 6 knots, too small | 2 ft14 kJwind from the north, 2 knots, too small | 2 ft8 kJwind from the north, 3 knots, too small | 4 ft92 kJwind from the north-north-west, 6 knots, fair |
All readings for Otaki River mouth: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
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
- La Casa RomanaItalian · 0.2 km from the centre
- Otaki SeafoodsFish and chips · 1.9 km from the centre
- Curry TownIndian · 2.0 km from the centre
- Antonio's1.1 km from the centre
- Abelso Cuisine1.9 km from the centre
- Sunlong Restaurant and Fast FoodChinese · 1.9 km from the centre
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