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Motiti Island - Ernies surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 14 Dec 2025 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
21.2° C
(Which is 3.1°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 1AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 14). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
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 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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
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 kJ (?) | 23 | 72 | 72 | 88 | 88 | 74 | 74 | 59 | 67 | 77 | 91 | 86 | 41 | 47 | 32 | 50 | 115 | 231 | 246 | 0 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 18 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:17PM 1.60 | 3:56AM 1.51 | 4:07PM 1.55 | 4:48AM 1.52 | 4:57PM 1.53 | 5:37AM 1.54 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:37PM 0.34 | 9:56AM 0.48 | 10:26PM 0.36 | 10:49AM 0.50 | 11:14PM 0.36 | 11:40AM 0.50 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:47 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
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