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Motiti Island - Ernies Surf Forecast
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Motiti Island - Ernies surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 18 Sep 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Motiti Island - Ernies today?
The current surf forecast for Motiti Island - Ernies at 5PM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Motiti Island - Ernies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
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 kJ (?) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 24 | 44 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:48PM 1.68 | 4:12AM 1.58 | 4:46PM 1.69 | 5:09AM 1.60 | 5:38PM 1.71 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:25AM 0.30 | 10:06PM 0.38 | 10:25AM 0.31 | 11:04PM 0.34 | 11:21AM 0.29 | 11:56PM 0.30 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | 3 | 8 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Bay of Plenty
The wind is still offshore at Motiti Island - Ernies (moderate winds from the W at Tauranga Airport 19 km from Motiti Island - Ernies). 0.1m 10s swell from the NE to make surfable waves.
19 km away, 1 h 10 min ago
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