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Motiti Island - Ernies surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 08 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
19.7° C
(Which is 2.1°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 4PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (08 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
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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| 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) (?) | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 4 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 25 | 24 | 40 | 67 | 61 | 128 | 166 | 375 | 1503 | 1821 | 1839 | 1718 | 1403 | 1345 | 1200 | 1041 | 817 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross | glass | cross | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | glass | glass | cross | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:59AM 2.02 | 10:19PM 1.84 | 10:53AM 1.98 | 11:14PM 1.78 | 11:46AM 1.92 | 12:10AM 1.70 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:19PM 0.10 | 4:35AM 0.00 | 5:14PM 0.13 | 5:28AM 0.07 | 6:08PM 0.17 | 6:21AM 0.16 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:46 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 8:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:27 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
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