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Motiti Island - Ernies Surf Forecast
/ Bay of Plenty (18 surf breaks) /
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Motiti Island - Ernies surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 04 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
20.4° C
(Which is 3.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (04 Dec) | - | - |
| Evening (04 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Motiti Island - Ernies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Thursday 04 | Friday 05 | Saturday 06 | Sunday 07 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 16 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:37PM 1.85 | 7:17AM 1.93 | 7:34PM 1.88 | 8:12AM 1.99 | 8:29PM 1.90 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:33PM 0.21 | 12:58AM 0.01 | 1:31PM 0.15 | 1:53AM -0.04 | 2:28PM 0.11 | 2:48AM -0.05 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 04 | Friday 05 | Saturday 06 | Sunday 07 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:46 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 8:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:23 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 16 |
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