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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 27 Mar 2026 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
20.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Motiti Island - Ernies today?

The current surf forecast for Motiti Island - Ernies at 2PM is: 4.0m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 27). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)13ft (4.0m)10s
Afternoon (27 Mar)13ft (4.0m)9s
Evening (27 Mar)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Mon
30
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
1
2
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4.5
NNE
4.5
NNE
4
NNE
4
NNE
4
NNE
3.5
NNE
3
NNE
3
NNE
2.5
NNE
2.4
NNE
2.2
NNE
1.9
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.1
NNE
1
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.4
NNE
Period(s) (?)1010109999888887777776666612
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3804369531922807245818421421110889172755940028020818114211091746249494848
Wind
(km/h)
45
NE
45
NE
40
NE
40
NE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
20
N
15
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
10
N
5
NNE
5
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
5
SW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
0
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrossglasscrosscrosscrossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:04AM
1.75
2:27PM
1.64
3:08AM
1.71
3:33PM
1.60
4:12AM
1.70
4:39PM
1.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:22AM
0.32
8:45PM
0.25
9:26AM
0.35
9:48PM
0.28
10:31AM
0.35
10:52PM
0.30
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Mon
30
Sunrise--7:22-------7:22-------7:24-----
Sunset-----7:15-------7:15-------7:13--
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
88656312111-------------
Temp. °C171818181819191919202121212020191818181920201920
Feels °C (?)101213131415161717192122212123211919202021212023
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