Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Motiti Island - Ernies today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Motiti Island - Ernies at 8PM is: 0.1m 15s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 25). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Motiti Island - Ernies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 |
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 kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 5:39PM1.65m | 6:02AM1.60m | 6:22PM1.72m | 6:46AM1.68m | 7:04PM1.77m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:24AM0.36m | 11:56PM0.32m | 12:11PM0.30m | 00:40AM0.24m | 12:56PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 12 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 11 | E 13 | E 13 | NW 4 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 16 | E 12 | E 15 | E 14 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 158 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | E 12 | E 15 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 14 | NE 11 | NE 9 | E 13 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 15 | NE 10 | — | E 14 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | NE 10 | — | NE 9 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 9 | — | N 11 | NE 9 | — | — | E 16 | E 16 | — | NE 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | 4 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 2 | — | W 2 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | 12 | 34 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 15 | 23 | 20 | 34 | 65 | 80 | 83 | 163 | 277 | 31 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 134 | 166 | 166 | 134 | 134 | 134 | 134 | 72 | 100 | 100 | 186 | 166 | 103 | 166 | 178 | 178 | 178 | 178 | 178 | 179 | 61 |
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