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Motiti Island - Ernies Surf Forecast
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Motiti Island - Ernies surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 03 Apr 2026 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
20.5° C
(Which is 1.2°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 8AM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (03 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (03 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Motiti Island - Ernies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
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 kJ (?) | 15 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 15 | 33 | 32 | 54 | 56 | 56 | 80 | 88 | 111 | 111 | 144 | 151 | 151 | 194 | 194 | 203 | 253 | 248 | 280 | 299 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | glass | glass | glass | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:12PM 1.72 | 8:28AM 1.76 | 8:55PM 1.75 | 9:09AM 1.75 | 9:37PM 1.76 | 9:50AM 1.72 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:22AM 0.25 | 2:45PM 0.17 | 3:06AM 0.25 | 3:26PM 0.17 | 3:47AM 0.27 | 4:05PM 0.19 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 03 | Saturday 04 | Sunday 05 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:30 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:02 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
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