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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 19 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
19.6° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)--
Afternoon (19 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (19 Apr)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wed
22
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
E
3.5
N
3
NNW
0.8
NE
1
NE
1
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
1.7
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.8
NNE
0.9
NE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.6
NE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
NE
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
Period(s) (?)1189888878888888788888111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)20067117114997135535539582727478449876755860588478
Wind
(km/h)
40
NNW
40
NNW
15
WNW
10
N
20
N
20
NNW
5
WSW
5
NNW
10
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
glassglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrossglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:43AM
1.90
8:16PM
1.95
8:33AM
1.91
9:07PM
1.97
9:24AM
1.89
9:59PM
1.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:40AM
0.13
2:03PM
-0.02
2:31AM
0.10
2:53PM
-0.03
3:23AM
0.10
3:44PM
-0.01
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wed
22
Sunrise--6:43-------6:43-------6:45-----
Sunset----5:42-------5:40-------5:39---
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
553--1--262-1493----1---
Temp. °C181717181817161616171718171514141313141616131212
Feels °C (?)121115171614161615131415151314121111131412877
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