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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 23 Nov 2025 NZDT
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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
18.8° 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 3PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 23). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (23 Nov)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (23 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wed
26
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.2
NE
1.2
NE
1.2
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.2
NE
1.2
NE
1.2
NE
1.2
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.3
NE
0.9
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
0.9
NE
Period(s) (?)101010101010101010101010999998888668
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)35530529325725726229930527326826225722221218328112626225625628811193115
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
5
W
10
N
15
N
15
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcrosscrosscross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:37AM
1.71
9:46PM
1.59
10:17AM
1.69
10:26PM
1.57
10:57AM
1.67
11:07PM
1.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:21AM
0.26
3:51PM
0.38
4:02AM
0.27
4:33PM
0.39
4:42AM
0.30
5:15PM
0.41
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wed
26
Sunrise-5:50-------5:48-------5:48------
Sunset-----8:10-------8:12-------8:13--
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cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
1---11----------------12
Temp. °C161618191919181514141718191917171616171818181818
Feels °C (?)151518191919171312121616161716161414151616161616
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