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Motiti Island - Ernies Surf Forecast
/ Bay of Plenty (18 surf breaks) /
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Motiti Island - Ernies surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 28 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
20.4° 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 6AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 2.3m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 28). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Mar) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Mar) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (28 Mar) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 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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| 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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1454 | 1064 | 798 | 519 | 414 | 337 | 250 | 209 | 175 | 154 | 120 | 100 | 88 | 69 | 67 | 49 | 60 | 68 | 117 | 28 | 29 | 9 | 9 | 24 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | glass | glass | glass | cross | cross | glass | cross- off | cross- on | cross | glass | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:08AM 1.71 | 3:33PM 1.60 | 4:12AM 1.70 | 4:39PM 1.59 | 5:13AM 1.71 | 5:40PM 1.61 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:45PM 0.25 | 9:26AM 0.35 | 9:48PM 0.28 | 10:31AM 0.35 | 10:52PM 0.30 | 11:33AM 0.32 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | Monday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:12 |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | 3 | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
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