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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 27 Feb 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
21.4° 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 7AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (27 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (27 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

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


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Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NE
0.4
ENE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.7
E
0.5
NE
0.9
ENE
0.5
NE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
Period(s) (?)1081211111111111111111111111271271265111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)332635313130303056572929575965546794694339293140
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
SW
5
SW
15
N
20
N
10
N
15
E
15
SE
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
15
NE
5
NNE
15
ESE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
15
N
15
NW
20
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscrosscrossoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
glasscrosscross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:21AM
1.70
3:43PM
1.64
4:27AM
1.70
4:49PM
1.63
5:30AM
1.73
5:52PM
1.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:59PM
0.23
9:35AM
0.36
10:03PM
0.25
10:42AM
0.36
11:07PM
0.24
11:47AM
0.33
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Sunrise---6:54-------6:56-------6:56----
Sunset-------7:57-------7:55-------7:54
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
--------121-------------
Temp. °C191818171921212120181716171919191817171617182022
Feels °C (?)181818171919192019161512131517191616171617161919
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