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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 11 Jul 2025 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
15.8° 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 12PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 1.7m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (11 Jul)7ft (2.2m)6s
Evening (11 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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

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Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
3
NNE
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.6
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
E
0.6
E
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.7
NE
1.3
E
1.2
ENE
1.5
E
1.7
E
1.7
ESE
1.1
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.5
E
Period(s) (?)12121212127121212121212121212111111121111111111111111111111111111111111111110101010999999985666788999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)4164314074917088664694074003363363303273092812762172161661731841601631631661191321341329594929164636450115146198155135110779075768472951151571732003431791261309656
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
20
NNE
30
NE
35
NE
40
NE
45
NE
55
NNE
35
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
20
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
10
W
5
SW
10
SE
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
10
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
5
WNW
15
NW
20
W
20
WSW
15
W
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSE
10
E
10
E
15
E
20
E
35
E
40
E
35
ENE
15
NNE
25
N
15
NNE
5
NNE
10
SSW
35
SW
40
WSW
35
SW
30
WSW
35
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffglasscross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:43AM
1.57
7:19PM
1.69
7:28AM
1.60
8:02PM
1.74
8:13AM
1.62
8:44PM
1.78
8:58AM
1.64
9:27PM
1.81
9:44AM
1.65
10:10PM
1.82
10:32AM
1.66
10:56PM
1.82
11:23AM
1.67
11:44PM
1.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:46AM
0.44
1:00PM
0.27
1:33AM
0.39
1:45PM
0.23
2:19AM
0.34
2:29PM
0.20
3:03AM
0.29
3:13PM
0.19
3:48AM
0.25
3:58PM
0.19
4:34AM
0.21
4:44PM
0.20
5:20AM
0.18
5:34PM
0.23
6:09AM
0.17
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Sunrise--7:28-------7:26-------7:26-------7:26-------7:26-------7:26-------7:24-------7:24-
Sunset----5:10-------5:12-------5:12-------5:13-------5:14-------5:14-------5:15-------
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Rain (mm)
111161112111--11------1111-------------------------6169112121---
Temp. °C1415151514141516141313141413121211111213141414121211111313121111111010121413111110991111111213111315151514141211121214
Feels °C (?)121210976611111011121010910109111212121210109912109878789119787668877637131113141353566
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