Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Motiti Island - Ernies today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Motiti Island - Ernies at 9AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Motiti Island - Ernies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | ENE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 17 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 308 | 864 | 1023 | 772 | 549 | 471 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:11AM1.75m | 10:26PM1.70m | 10:56AM1.69m | 11:10PM1.62m | 11:41AM1.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:00AM0.16m | 4:23PM0.28m | 4:43AM0.23m | 5:07PM0.35m | 5:26AM0.30m | 5:52PM0.43m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 11 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 13 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 12 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 1023 | 772 | 549 | 471 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 13 | N 12 | N 12 | NNE 11 | NE 10 | NNE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | E 12 | N 11 | E 12 | E 12 | — | NNW 9 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | 477 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | E 8 | E 8 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 10 | E 12 | — | E 12 | — | — | — | E 13 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | W 2 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 64 | 99 | 151 | 213 | 192 | 308 | 864 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 176 | 166 | 176 | 178 | 178 | 166 | 134 | 147 | 160 | 141 | 178 | 178 | 178 | 147 | 147 | 141 | 30 | 12 | 49 | 30 | 49 | 1 | 12 |
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