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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 09 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
21.3° C
 (Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

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

The current surf forecast for Motiti Island - Ernies at 10PM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 09). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)--
Afternoon (09 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (09 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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

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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NNE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.2
NNE
0.3
NE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
Period(s) (?)7777887141414101015914141414141413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)19161671016204041411515211639394040373635343332
Wind
(km/h)
35
W
30
W
35
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
30
W
25
W
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
WNW
15
NW
20
NNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
20
W
25
W
20
WNW
20
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:37AM
1.64
12:57PM
1.74
1:28AM
1.59
1:45PM
1.65
2:20AM
1.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:44AM
0.27
7:18PM
0.25
7:32AM
0.36
8:05PM
0.31
8:22AM
0.44
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Sunrise-----6:03-------6:03-------6:05--
Sunset-8:38-------8:38-------8:37------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C272420191918212628262219171720252627232019202225
Feels °C (?)211916161817192423232018161719232425211917182023
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