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Otaki Beach

Wellington, New Zealand

Otaki Beach 2 photos

  • Otaki Beach

    Otaki Beach. Entropy1963, Public domain. Source

  • Waitohu Stream

    Waitohu Stream. Pakoire, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Best: 2 pm to sunset, sunset 7:49 pm
7 am
5.1
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
8 am
5.1
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.2
19 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
10 am
3.7
22 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
11 am
3.2
23 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
3.0
22 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
3.9
23 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
5.6
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.0
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.2
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.4
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
6 pm
6.4
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
7 pm
6.3
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Best: 2 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
14°C58°F
Water
16°C61°F
Wind
11 km/hmph W
Gusts
106 km/hmph
Waves
0.3 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:49 pm
Today
7.0Great7 am32
7.1Great8 am21
7.2Great9 am85
7.2Great10 am74
7.3Great11 am74
6.9Good12 pm64
7.2Great1 pm64
7.6Great2 pm63
7.8Great3 pm53
7.9Great4 pm63
7.9Great5 pm64
7.9Great6 pm53
7.6Great7 pm63
Sat
5.1Fair7 am117
5.1Fair8 am1610
4.2Fair9 am1912
3.7Poor10 am2214
3.2Poor11 am2315
3.0Poor12 pm2214
3.9Poor1 pm2314
5.6Good2 pm2314
6.0Good3 pm2113
6.2Good4 pm1912
6.4Good5 pm1610
6.4Good6 pm149
6.3Good7 pm138
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 9 pm, 0.8 m. Low at 3 am, -0.6 m. High at 9 am, 0.9 m. Low at 3 pm, -0.6 mHigh 9 pm, 0.8 m3 ftLow 3 am, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 9 am, 0.9 m3 ftLow 3 pm, -0.6 m2 ftNow2 am8 am2 pm8 pm
  • High 9 pm, 0.8 m3 ft
  • Low 3 am, -0.6 m2 ft
  • High 9 am, 0.9 m3 ft
  • Low 3 pm, -0.6 m2 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 940 m0.6 mi

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
690 m0.4 miKoromiko Street - Alexander Rest Home
Nearest town
1.2 km0.7 miŌtaki Beach (town)
Nearest airport
22 km14 miKapiti Coast Airport (PPQ)

Nearby places

  • Te Chur_chFood and drink
    940 m0.6 mi

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Otaki Beach.

Partner links

Beachfront rooms go first on warm weekends.

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat6.4 GoodBest 2 pm to 8 pmWind up to 23 km/h15 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun5.8 GoodBest 9 am to 11 amWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon5.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 28 km/h18 mph, rain 2%
  • Tue5.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 36 km/h22 mph, rain 91%
  • Wed5.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 35 km/h22 mph, rain 12%
  • Thu3.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 37 km/h23 mph, rain 25%