Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Motiti Island - Ernies today (11 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Motiti Island - Ernies at 6PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Motiti Island - Ernies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tue 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 5 | E 5 | E 8 | E 9 | NE 12 | NE 12 | N 4 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 69 | 69 | 68 | 66 | 43 | 43 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:25PM1.70m | 3:42AM1.72m | 4:26PM1.77m | 4:43AM1.76m | 5:26PM1.85m | 5:44AM1.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:05AM0.19m | 9:35PM0.34m | 10:04AM0.15m | 10:38PM0.29m | 11:04AM0.10m | 11:41PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 |
 | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | 5:13 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 8 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 3 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 69 | 69 | 68 | 66 | 43 | 43 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | — | N 12 | — | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | E 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 10 |
| kJ | 3 | — | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 13 | N 12 | — | — | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | E 8 | — | N 10 | NE 10 | N 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 10 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 32 | 49 | 78 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 72 | 72 | 134 | 134 | 134 | 140 | 134 | 147 | 141 | 141 | 147 | 141 | 178 | 12 |
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