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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 04 Mar 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
21.4° C
(Which is 1.0°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 12AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (05 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (05 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.4
NE
Period(s) (?)101014141313131313131313131212121212121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1076663626060595858575656323030292869696969686747
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
20
NNW
15
WNW
5
SW
5
SW
5
S
5
SSE
5
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
WNW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
NW
20
NNW
25
NW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglasscrosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:34PM
1.75
8:57AM
1.85
9:21PM
1.77
9:40AM
1.84
10:05PM
1.76
10:22AM
1.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:46AM
0.15
3:16PM
0.13
3:32AM
0.16
3:58PM
0.13
4:15AM
0.19
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunrise------7:01-------7:01-------7:03-
Sunset-7:51-------7:49-------7:47------
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C191917151413151618181816141415182121181514141619
Feels °C (?)151514141312151515161714121214161717151212121517
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