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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 14 Jan 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 1.6°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 12PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (14 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (14 Jan)1ft (0.3m)12s

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

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Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sat
17
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
NE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NE
0.4
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.5
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
1.2
N
0.3
NE
0.9
NNE
0.6
NE
0.8
NE
0.9
NE
1.2
NNE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
Period(s) (?)56612121212121211111111555116677788
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)412526563757286934303023235046711850345584142131136
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
NNW
10
N
10
N
20
N
25
N
15
NNW
15
N
20
N
15
NNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
WSW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:05AM
1.49
4:14PM
1.49
4:57AM
1.50
5:06PM
1.48
5:48AM
1.53
5:56PM
1.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:06AM
0.54
10:31PM
0.41
11:00AM
0.55
11:22PM
0.40
11:53AM
0.54
12:13AM
0.38
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sat
17
Sunrise-6:07-------6:07-------6:09------
Sunset-----8:37-------8:37-------8:37--
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cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191921222222212121212222212120201918202222232017
Feels °C (?)201921212020202122212120212119192019202020221816
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