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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 05 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 4AM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 05). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 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 cross-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
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
ENE
2
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.9
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
3
NE
1.9
ENE
1.7
E
2.5
NE
2.5
NE
1.5
E
1.4
E
Period(s) (?)667777777788888888811881111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2473293033564074714856036867058219029531194115511599801114497669820769525449
Wind
(km/h)
30
ENE
30
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
30
E
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
40
E
40
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
20
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:17PM
1.74
9:30AM
1.68
9:57PM
1.71
10:10AM
1.63
10:39PM
1.66
10:51AM
1.57
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
Sunrise----6:31-------6:33-------6:33---
Sunset-------6:00------5:59-------5:58-
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
----1-----1-1122365138933
Temp. °C181816151718191818181818181818181818191819192020
Feels °C (?)131313111212141212121313121213141314161517161818
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