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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 6 am Saturday 04 Apr 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
20.4° C
(Which is 1.1°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 1PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 04). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (04 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (04 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 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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| 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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 |
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 kJ (?) | 80 | 88 | 111 | 111 | 113 | 151 | 154 | 165 | 147 | 193 | 197 | 280 | 280 | 363 | 208 | 361 | 309 | 600 | 692 | 772 | 513 | 574 | 574 | 1010 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:09AM 1.75 | 9:37PM 1.76 | 9:50AM 1.72 | 10:17PM 1.74 | 10:30AM 1.68 | 10:57PM 1.71 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:06AM 0.25 | 3:26PM 0.17 | 3:47AM 0.27 | 4:05PM 0.19 | 4:29AM 0.30 | 4:45PM 0.23 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 04 | Sunday 05 | Monday 06 | Tue 07 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:31 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
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