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Motu River ratings
Quality on a good day: 3.0
Consistency of surf: 3.0
Difficulty level: 4.0
Crowds: 4.0

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Motu River Surf Forecast / New-Zealand – East Cape / New Zealand

6 Day Weather and Surf Issued (local time): 05 am Tuesday 05 Jun 2012

Motu River surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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Energy
Swell Map See all maps
Largest waves (m) & direction (?) 1.2
N
1.9
N
4.0
NNW
3.0
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.0
N
4.0
NNW
4.5
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1.8
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0.8
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0.7
N
0.6
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0.5
N
0.3
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.4
NE
Period (s) (?) 5 6 9 10 9 9 10 11 10 9 9 9 8 8 8 9 10 9
Surfscale
Wave
Graph

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Max-energy 71 264 2615 1501 1019 664 2561 4571 640 181 103 73 49 33 12 9 9 22
Wind
(km/h)
15
N 30
N 40
NNW 20
NW 25
NNW 20
NNW 30
NNW 15
S 10
SW 15
W 20
W 15
W 10
SW 10
WSW 15
W 15
W 10
SW 10
SSE
Wind State (?) on on on on on on on cross-
off
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cross cross cross-
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Key to wind character - offshore winds at Motu River blow from the SSE
onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy
High Tide
/ height (m)


7:38PM
2.36
7:53AM
2.25

8:30PM
2.38
8:45AM
2.24

9:22PM
2.36
9:36AM
2.20

10:13PM
2.30
10:27AM
2.14

11:05PM
2.23
11:19AM
2.07

11:56PM
2.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)

1:15PM
0.42
1:47AM
0.53

2:07PM
0.39
2:40AM
0.52

2:59PM
0.40

3:33AM
0.53
3:50PM
0.44

4:25AM
0.54
4:40PM
0.50

5:17AM
0.55
5:31PM
0.57

 

Note: the tide data above is for Omaio Bay (Motunui Island), New Zealand which is 9 km away. Surf properties and timing are calculated for Motu River. New forecast is published every 6 hours at www.surf-forecast.com. See detailed tide info and graph.

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Today's Motu River sea temperature is 16.4 °C (Statistics for 05 Jun 1981-2005 - mean: 16.4 max: 17.7 min: 14.9 °C)

Days 0-3 Weather Summary: Heavy rain (total 66mm), heaviest during Tue night. Cool air temperatures (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Tue night, light winds from the W by Thu night). Days 3-6 Weather Summary: Mostly dry. Cool air temperatures (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
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Summary rain shwrs light rain rain shwrs rain shwrs rain shwrs rain shwrs rain shwrs rain shwrs rain shwrs clear clear clear clear clear some clouds clear clear some clouds
Rain (mm) 2 2 24 2 3 18 3 8 4 - - - - - - - - -
High °C 15 14 17 18 18 17 16 15 10 12 14 11 12 13 11 14 14 12
Low °C 14 14 15 17 16 15 15 11 9 10 11 10 10 12 9 11 13 11
Chill °C (?) 14 12 15 17 17 16 15 14 8 10 12 9 11 12 9 13 13 12
Sunrise 7:18 - - 7:18 - - 7:18 - - 7:20 - - 7:20 - - 7:20 - -
Sunset - 16:57 - - 16:57 - - 16:57 - - 16:55 - - 16:55 - - 16:55 -
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The above surf forecast table for Motu River provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 6 days. A general guide to surfing at Motu River can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Motu River surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Motu River) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Motu River may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.

Motu River is 55 km (34 miles) from Whakatane. If you plan a holiday in East Cape, look for hotels and other accommodation in Whakatane. Whakatane has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.