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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 03 Jul 2025 NZST
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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
15.9° C
(Which is 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 1PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)10ft (3.0m)8s
Afternoon (03 Jul)11ft (3.5m)8s
Evening (03 Jul)--

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
NNE
3
NNE
3.5
NNE
3.5
NNE
4
N
4
N
4
N
2.1
NE
2.1
NE
3
NNE
3
NNE
3
NNE
0.5
ENE
1.4
NE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.5
E
2.2
NNE
2
NNE
1.9
NNE
1.6
NNE
0.8
ENE
1.5
NNE
1
NE
1.2
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1
NE
0.9
NE
1
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
1.1
E
1.5
E
0.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.2
ENE
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
2.4
NNE
Period(s) (?)888991010991010101091010109998988999999899999999999991111914141414661313131313138
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)89411941518193800072266917081569143562381858352796653571434100378238241198216173154143187160151147146124137130123118123106125124139186161820135146315213914706006996615636628011121
Wind
(km/h)
40
NNE
40
NNE
45
NNE
45
NNE
45
N
35
NNW
25
N
20
NNW
20
N
20
NNW
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
SW
5
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
20
SE
10
E
5
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
onglasscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
onglasscross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:51PM
1.53
1:07AM
1.61
1:42PM
1.50
1:54AM
1.55
2:33PM
1.49
2:43AM
1.51
3:24PM
1.50
3:32AM
1.50
4:14PM
1.52
4:22AM
1.50
5:02PM
1.55
5:10AM
1.52
5:49PM
1.60
5:58AM
1.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:41AM
0.31
6:53PM
0.41
7:27AM
0.35
7:42PM
0.47
8:13AM
0.38
8:33PM
0.51
9:01AM
0.39
9:25PM
0.53
9:49AM
0.39
10:17PM
0.53
10:38AM
0.38
11:08PM
0.51
11:27AM
0.35
11:58PM
0.48
12:15PM
0.31
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Sunrise7:30-------7:28-------7:28-------7:28-------7:28-------7:28-------7:28-------7:28---
Sunset--5:07-------5:07-------5:07-------5:07-------5:08-------5:08-------5:09-------5:09-
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Rain (mm)
1326141221-1-12342--------------------------------------111131
Temp. °C151616171717181717171716161616151516161616151312131414131110910911131210101010111214131212111091112111111101111121314
Feels °C (?)910910111216151615151314141414151515161512988998655546985565671111877667109987889910
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