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Motiti Island - Ernies Surf Forecast
/ Bay of Plenty (18 surf breaks) /
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Motiti Island - Ernies surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 27 Nov 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
20.3° C
(Which is 3.4°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 3PM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 27). 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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Nov) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (27 Nov) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (27 Nov) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Motiti Island - Ernies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 949 | 949 | 1009 | 938 | 938 | 846 | 831 | 784 | 729 | 624 | 567 | 500 | 419 | 386 | 332 | 305 | 258 | 253 | 197 | 197 | 193 | 193 | 161 | 161 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:21PM 1.63 | 12:37AM 1.48 | 1:06PM 1.63 | 1:29AM 1.47 | 1:55PM 1.64 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:06AM 0.35 | 6:44PM 0.42 | 6:51AM 0.37 | 7:31PM 0.40 | 7:40AM 0.39 | 8:22PM 0.36 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sun 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 8:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:16 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 18 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 13 |
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