Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Motiti Island - Ernies today (08 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Motiti Island - Ernies at 6PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Motiti Island - Ernies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | E 10 | NNE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | NNE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 385 | 299 | 154 | 176 | 133 | 121 | 92 | 92 | 90 | 90 | 92 | 69 | 71 | 84 | 89 | 100 | 103 | 62 | 65 | 83 | 83 | 87 | 68 | 71 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:32PM1.56m | 00:49AM1.68m | 1:27PM1.60m | 1:42AM1.68m | 2:25PM1.64m | 2:41AM1.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:27AM0.29m | 6:41PM0.37m | 7:15AM0.26m | 7:34PM0.37m | 8:08AM0.23m | 8:33PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 |
 | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | 5:10 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 7 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 385 | 299 | 104 | 176 | 133 | 105 | 83 | 64 | 90 | 90 | 92 | 69 | 69 | 71 | 69 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 65 | 83 | 83 | 87 | 68 | 71 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | N 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | N 13 | N 13 | — | N 13 |
| kJ | 125 | 94 | 113 | 153 | 121 | 121 | 92 | 92 | 48 | 27 | 19 | 27 | 28 | 21 | 20 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | — | 4 | 3 | — | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 7 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | N 14 | — | N 13 | E 9 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 |
| kJ | 31 | 123 | 154 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | SW 2 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 12 | 5 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 48 | 71 | 84 | 89 | 100 | 103 | 62 | 40 | 21 | 25 | 19 | 9 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 66 | 126 | 126 | 134 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 119 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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