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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 13 Nov 2025 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
18.4° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Motiti Island - Ernies today?

The current surf forecast for Motiti Island - Ernies at 12PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 13). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Nov)8ft (2.5m)8s
Afternoon (13 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (13 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

Table - waves today at Motiti Island - Ernies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sun
16
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
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3
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
NNE
3
NNE
2.4
NNE
1.3
NE
1.2
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1
NE
1
NE
0.8
E
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
Period(s) (?)88888888888888888999991010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11231072763233177128146202243224219219224224179129135115218266220220193197
Wind
(km/h)
35
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
20
N
20
N
15
NNW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
W
15
NNW
20
W
30
W
30
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
25
NW
25
W
30
W
30
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:29AM
1.63
2:02PM
1.74
2:32AM
1.56
3:00PM
1.68
3:33AM
1.53
3:56PM
1.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:41AM
0.25
8:24PM
0.30
8:39AM
0.34
9:22PM
0.33
9:38AM
0.40
10:17PM
0.34
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sun
16
Sunrise-5:56-------5:56-------5:54------
Sunset-----8:00-------8:00-------8:01--
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
3----11-----21-----1----
Temp. °C171718181817161514141718191815151414181719171413
Feels °C (?)1214161515151514131316151612101112121413121188
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