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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm 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 8PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 27). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

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
Monday
02
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.4
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.4
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.8
ENE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.3
NNE
0.5
NE
Period(s) (?)11111111111111111111101212121251011111111111811
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)313030305657405557592667676869383829404240416161
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
15
NNW
20
N
10
NNE
15
ENE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
15
ESE
15
ENE
10
E
5
SE
5
NE
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
crosscrossoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
onglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:43PM
1.64
4:27AM
1.70
4:49PM
1.63
5:30AM
1.73
5:52PM
1.65
6:29AM
1.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:35AM
0.36
10:03PM
0.25
10:42AM
0.36
11:07PM
0.24
11:47AM
0.33
12:08AM
0.21
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Sunrise-------6:56-------6:56-------6:58
Sunset---7:57-------7:55-------7:54----
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----12-------------1----
Temp. °C192121212019181717192020181717171718191918161414
Feels °C (?)191918201918161413151719161516171717171718141111
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