Motiti Island - Ernies 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.64° S 176.41° E

Issued: 12 am 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Motiti Island - Ernies sea temperature is

16.3°C

Motiti Island - Ernies surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Motiti Island - Ernies today (01 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with N swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with N swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Motiti Island - Ernies at 7AM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 01). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 17s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	4s
Afternoon (01 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	4s
Evening (01 Nov)	0.5ft (0.1m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 1								Monday 2								Tuesday 3
	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	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	N 4	N 4	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 6	NE 11	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	14	21	29	22	20	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	53	64	67	57	49	5	54	62	85	93	96
Wind (km/h)	N	N	N	NNW	N	N	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	N	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	SSE	ESE	NE	NE	NE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide	11:42PM1.78m				12:18PM1.88m				00:41AM1.71m					1:17PM1.82m				1:43AM1.65m				2:18PM1.77m
Low Tide			6:01AM0.09m				6:39PM0.21m				6:58AM0.16m					7:39PM0.24m				7:57AM0.22m				8:40PM0.26m


	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:49	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	16	15	15	15	16	15	15	14	16	16	16	16	16
Feels °C	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	10	10	11	11	11	10	11	11	13	12	14	14	15	14	14	15	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 13	NE 13	N 17	NNE 8	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 15	N 15	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 13	N 13	N 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNW 12	NNE 6	NNE 6
kJ	7	7	6	6	20	20	20	20	19	18	17	16	15	15	16	15	14	13	49	54	62	15	93	96
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 18	N 18	NE 13	N 16	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 12	NE 9	NE 12	NE 12	NE 9	NE 9	NE 12	NE 11	NE 9	NE 11	NE 11	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 13	NE 11	N 13	NNW 13
kJ	6	6	7	21	3	3	3	6	3	6	6	3	3	5	5	3	5	5	17	33	31	5	13	16
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 10	N 10	N 10	NE 13	NE 13	NE 12	NE 12	NE 9	NE 12	NE 7	NE 9	NE 12	NE 12	E 11	E 11	NE 11	NE 8	NE 8	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	E 10	N 11	E 15
kJ	2	2	2	7	6	6	6	3	6	2	3	6	6	2	2	5	3	3	5	5	5	2	2	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 5	NNW 5	NNW 4	NNW 4	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 6	—	—	—	NNE 6	—	—
kJ	14	21	29	22	20	35	67	59	34	34	36	57	54	53	64	67	57	49	—	—	—	85	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Mohaka River Mouth Hawkes Bay	Mohaka River Mouth Hawkes Bay	Mohaka River Mouth Hawkes Bay	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan - Ngarunui Beach Raglan and West Waikato	Mohaka River Mouth Hawkes Bay	Kaituna Cut Bay of Plenty	Kaituna Cut Bay of Plenty	Waihua Hawkes Bay	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Mohaka River Mouth Hawkes Bay	Anaura Bay East Cape	Raglan - Ngarunui Beach Raglan and West Waikato	Bowentown Bar Bay of Plenty	Motiti Island - Ernies Bay of Plenty	Motiti Island - Kaiwakawaka ree Bay of Plenty	Maketu Bar Bay of Plenty	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Papatea Bay East Cape	Kaituna Cut Bay of Plenty
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	2	2	3	3	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	140	140	140	178	178	178	140	141	178	12	12	178	160	178	179	141	42	0	3	13	140	140	126	12
Best forecast wave conditions in Bay of Plenty										Kaituna Cut	Kaituna Cut						Bowentown Bar	Ohiwa-Port Ohope	Ohiwa-Port Ohope	Maketu Bar				Ohiwa-Port Ohope
Rating (10 max)										1	1						1	1	1	1				1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	2	4	3	3	3	2	3	3	2	2	4	4	3	3	4	3	3	3	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4

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