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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 06 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
20.3° C
(Which is 1.1°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 11AM is: 2.2m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 06). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)7ft (2.1m)7s
Afternoon (06 Apr)7ft (2.2m)7s
Evening (06 Apr)8ft (2.5m)7s

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


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Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thu
09
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
ENE
2
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
3
NE
3
NE
2
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
Period(s) (?)6777777788888888891111119910
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)29838143148449955866875884382198811271155122711069791194627763669584339363369
Wind
(km/h)
20
ESE
25
ESE
30
E
30
E
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
E
30
E
35
E
40
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
15
N
5
NNW
0
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononcross-
on
onononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:30AM
1.68
9:57PM
1.71
10:10AM
1.63
10:39PM
1.66
10:51AM
1.57
11:22PM
1.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:29AM
0.30
3:45PM
0.23
4:10AM
0.34
4:25PM
0.28
4:52AM
0.40
5:07PM
0.34
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thu
09
Sunrise--6:31-------6:33-------6:33-----
Sunset-----6:00------5:59-------5:58---
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
--1---11-111113338665352
Temp. °C161517181918181717181818181818181919191919202019
Feels °C (?)131112121412121112131212131313141716171718192121
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