Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Motiti Island - Ernies today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Motiti Island - Ernies at 7AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Motiti Island - Ernies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 3 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:58AM1.48m | 5:33PM1.59m | 5:47AM1.52m | 6:17PM1.65m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:55PM0.52m | 11:11AM0.39m | 11:45PM0.46m | 11:59AM0.34m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 10 | N 12 | N 12 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | N 12 | — | N 12 | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 2 | WNW 2 | — | — | NNE 3 |
| kJ | 19 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 103 | 178 | 178 | 176 | 176 | 178 | 178 | 178 | 176 | 178 | 178 | 166 | 140 | 184 | 178 | 140 | 141 |
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