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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 12 pm Sunday 29 Mar 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
20.3° 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 9PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Mar) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (29 Mar) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (29 Mar) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
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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| 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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 kJ (?) | 71 | 69 | 60 | 60 | 53 | 53 | 73 | 105 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 75 | 84 | 61 | 25 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:39PM 1.59 | 5:13AM 1.71 | 5:40PM 1.61 | 6:08AM 1.73 | 6:36PM 1.64 | 6:59AM 1.75 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:31AM 0.35 | 10:52PM 0.30 | 11:33AM 0.32 | 11:52PM 0.29 | 12:28PM 0.27 | 12:46AM 0.27 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 29 | Monday 30 | Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 01 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
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