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Motiti Island - Ernies Surf Forecast
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Motiti Island - Ernies surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 22 Mar 2026 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
20.9° C
(Which is 1.2°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 5PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Mar) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (22 Mar) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (22 Mar) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
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) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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 kJ (?) | 65 | 64 | 45 | 48 | 42 | 33 | 33 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 61 | 65 | 83 | 115 | 74 | 41 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 36 | 96 | 132 | 135 | 175 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | on | cross- on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:56AM 1.90 | 10:26PM 1.89 | 10:44AM 1.88 | 11:16PM 1.89 | 11:33AM 1.84 | 12:08AM 1.86 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:17PM 0.02 | 4:41AM 0.12 | 5:04PM 0.03 | 5:31AM 0.15 | 5:54PM 0.07 | 6:24AM 0.20 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 22 | Monday 23 | Tuesday 24 | Wednesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:21 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
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