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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 13 Jan 2026 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
21.4° C
 (Which is 1.6°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 11PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)--
Afternoon (13 Jan)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (13 Jan)4ft (1.2m)6s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
0.4
NNE
0.8
ENE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NE
0.4
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.5
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
1
N
1
N
0.9
NNE
0.4
NE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
1.1
NE
Period(s) (?)6661356612121212121211114551155567
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)123108845536313256375728693430303747443036404061109
Wind
(km/h)
25
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
0
WNW
15
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
0
SW
5
NE
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNE
15
N
20
NNW
10
WNW
10
SSW
5
W
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassglasscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		crosscross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:05AM
1.49
4:14PM
1.49
4:57AM
1.50
5:06PM
1.48
5:48AM
1.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:41PM
0.39
10:06AM
0.54
10:31PM
0.41
11:00AM
0.55
11:22PM
0.40
11:53AM
0.54
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise-----6:07-------6:07-------6:09--
Sunset-8:37-------8:37-------8:37------
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
111---------1112313741--
Temp. °C191919191818202122222121202021222121212119182021
Feels °C (?)161919191920222021201921202222222020211919192121
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