Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Motiti Island - Ernies today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Motiti Island - Ernies at 3AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Motiti Island - Ernies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the WSW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||
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9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 39 | 60 | 85 | 114 | 116 | 132 | 163 | 125 | 118 | 87 | 87 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:04AM1.55m | 2:45PM1.53m | 2:56AM1.50m | 3:37PM1.52m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:55PM0.46m | 8:22AM0.37m | 8:48PM0.51m | 9:12AM0.40m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 39 | 60 | 85 | 114 | 116 | 132 | 215 | 181 | 176 | 76 | 43 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 163 | 125 | 118 | 87 | 87 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | E 11 | — | — | E 12 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | W 4 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 30 | 83 | 289 | 306 | 310 | 321 | 46 | 110 | 168 | 214 | 157 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 140 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 167 | 183 | 179 | 179 | 179 | 178 | 0 | 42 | 176 | 179 | 179 | 209 | 12 |
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