Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Motiti Island - Ernies today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Motiti Island - Ernies at 4AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 29). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Motiti Island - Ernies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 50 | 49 | 49 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 47 | 44 | 43 | 46 | 22 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 41 | 41 | 22 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:49PM1.65m | 7:00AM1.56m | 7:31PM1.69m | 7:43AM1.58m | 8:11PM1.72m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:02AM0.42m | 1:14PM0.29m | 1:46AM0.37m | 1:56PM0.26m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | 50 | 49 | 49 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 47 | 44 | 43 | 46 | 22 | 47 | 47 | 134 | 138 | 150 | 124 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | E 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 12 | NE 18 | NE 18 | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 46 | 41 | 41 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 19 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 17 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 2 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 31 | 69 | 126 | 222 | 431 | 352 | 237 | 20 | 14 | 33 | 37 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 178 | 178 | 178 | 178 | 178 | 178 | 111 | 0 | 42 | 61 | 42 | 12 |
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