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Motiti Island - Ernies surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 07 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
20.2° C
(Which is 2.6°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 4PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 07). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 13s 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 cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (07 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (07 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Motiti Island - Ernies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 7 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 25 | 24 | 40 | 67 | 61 | 128 | 166 | 198 | 948 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | glass | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross | cross | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:06AM 2.02 | 9:24PM 1.88 | 9:59AM 2.02 | 10:19PM 1.84 | 10:53AM 1.98 | 11:14PM 1.78 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:24PM 0.09 | 3:42AM -0.04 | 4:19PM 0.10 | 4:35AM 0.00 | 5:14PM 0.13 | 5:28AM 0.07 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:46 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 8:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:25 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
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