Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Motiti Island - Ernies today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Motiti Island - Ernies at 6AM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 22). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 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 (23 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Motiti Island - Ernies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | E 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:17AM1.46m | 2:58PM1.49m | 3:12AM1.44m | 3:53PM1.50m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:09PM0.54m | 8:32AM0.44m | 9:04PM0.56m | 9:26AM0.45m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 90 | 72 | 43 | 31 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 14 | NE 14 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 10 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | NE 14 | — | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 8 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 10 | 15 | 17 | 25 | 65 | 129 | 207 | 199 | 27 | 34 | 31 | 22 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 176 | 178 | 176 | 176 | 178 | 178 | 178 | 42 | 66 | 41 | 61 | 61 | 66 | 178 | 179 | 167 | 166 |
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