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Otama Beach

Thames-Coromandel District, New Zealand · sea 20.9 °C at its warmest, in February

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Otama Beach
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Sea temperature month by month

20Jan
20.9Feb
20.5Mar
19.5Apr
18May
16.3Jun
15Jul
14.4Aug
14.6Sep
15.3Oct
16.7Nov
18.5Dec

Monthly means in °C, NOAA OISST v2.1 climatology 1991–2020, sampled 14 km offshore, at the nearest open water cell of a 0.25° grid.

About

Otama Beach is a beach and settlement on the northeast coast of the Coromandel Peninsula, New Zealand, 20 km north of Whitianga.

Questions

How warm is the sea at Otama Beach?

The sea off Otama Beach averages 20.9 °C at its warmest, in February, and 14.4 °C at its coolest. These are monthly means from NOAA's OISST v2.1 satellite and buoy record for 1991 to 2020, sampled at the beach's own coordinates.

When can you swim at Otama Beach?

The sea reaches 20 °C or more from January to March. Twenty degrees is where most swimmers stop calling water cold; below it, a wetsuit helps.

Where is Otama Beach?

Otama Beach is on the coast of Thames-Coromandel District, New Zealand, at -36.7085, 175.7489. The map on this site flies straight to it.

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