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Motiti Island - Ernies surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 29 Jan 2026 NZDT
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Motiti Island - Ernies surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Motiti Island - Ernies sea temperature is
20.8° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Motiti Island - Ernies today?

The current surf forecast for Motiti Island - Ernies at 8AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 29). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (29 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (29 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

Table - waves today at Motiti Island - Ernies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.5
E
0.5
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.1
NE
1
ENE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
Period(s) (?)1010101010991212111112121111111111111010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)33323131313029487266988294176183186273242263253220178178175
Wind
(km/h)
5
NE
0
SW
5
S
5
SSW
5
WSW
15
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
15
W
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
5
E
10
NE
10
N
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
0
NNW
5
NNE
5
N
15
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglasscross-
off		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassglassglasscrosscross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:37AM
1.69
3:56PM
1.69
4:42AM
1.72
5:00PM
1.69
5:45AM
1.77
6:03PM
1.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:17PM
0.20
9:48AM
0.35
10:19PM
0.20
10:54AM
0.34
11:21PM
0.17
11:59AM
0.31
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunrise---6:22-------6:24-------6:26----
Sunset-------8:30-------8:29-------8:28
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191817161821232321171514171919201918181819202121
Feels °C (?)201918161920192019151312171818191919202021191920
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