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Motiti Island - Ernies surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 12 Dec 2025 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
21.0° C
(Which is 3.0°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 9PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
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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| 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 | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
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 kJ (?) | 64 | 59 | 125 | 109 | 77 | 50 | 43 | 43 | 41 | 49 | 33 | 50 | 76 | 67 | 69 | 67 | 74 | 33 | 108 | 111 | 114 | 96 | 98 | 98 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:32PM 1.75 | 2:04AM 1.56 | 2:25PM 1.67 | 3:01AM 1.52 | 3:17PM 1.60 | 3:56AM 1.51 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:55PM 0.27 | 8:08AM 0.35 | 8:47PM 0.31 | 9:02AM 0.43 | 9:37PM 0.34 | 9:56AM 0.48 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:46 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | 8:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 |
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