Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Motiti Island - Kaiwakawaka ree today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Motiti Island - Kaiwakawaka ree at 4PM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Motiti Island - Kaiwakawaka ree. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 9 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | E 11 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | E 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 39 | 109 | 272 | 385 | 443 | 123 | 276 | 250 | 149 | 100 | 59 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:52PM1.56m | 2:04AM1.55m | 2:45PM1.53m | 2:56AM1.50m | 3:37PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:33AM0.31m | 7:55PM0.46m | 8:22AM0.37m | 8:48PM0.51m | 9:12AM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | E 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 39 | 60 | 85 | 114 | 116 | 123 | 276 | 250 | 149 | 100 | 59 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | E 6 | E 4 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 9 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 127 | 127 | 89 | 87 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 7 | N 7 | — | N 8 | E 11 | — | — | E 12 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 8 | — | NNW 8 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | E 3 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 8 | 31 | 109 | 272 | 385 | 443 | 465 | 89 | 141 | 207 | 221 | 157 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 143 | 143 | 164 | 143 | 170 | 174 | 174 | 180 | 180 | 178 | 178 | 179 | 179 | 179 | 43 | 43 | 174 | 178 | 179 | 210 | 14 |
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