Otaki03 — 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 experts: 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 expert 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

Mon 19

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Otaki River mouth5.3 kmabout 10 min by car

2 ft42 kJ

1 ft17 kJ

2 ft9 kJ

2 ft28 kJ

2 ft15 kJ

5 ft102 kJ

4 ft66 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Otaki River mouth, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	5, too small	2 ft10 smushy	42kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	5, too small	1 ft8 ssoft	17kJ	wind from the south, 2 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	6, too small	2 ft4 smushy	9kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots	16°C
Thu 22Oct	7, too small	2 ft5 smushy	28kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	9, too small	2 ft4 smushy	15kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 3 knots	18°C
Sat 24Oct	11, too small	5 ft5 smushy	102kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots	16°C
Sun 25Oct	13, too small	4 ft5 smushy	66kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 9 knots	15°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

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

Ōtaki, New Zealand