Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Motiti Island - Ernies today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Motiti Island - Ernies at 12AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 13). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Motiti Island - Ernies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue night, strong winds from the N by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 15 | NE 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 39 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 34 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 9 | 9 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:30PM1.75m | 9:58AM1.78m | 10:11PM1.70m | 10:40AM1.75m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:45AM0.16m | 4:11PM0.27m | 4:26AM0.20m | 4:53PM0.32m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NNW 7 | N 8 |
| kJ | 39 | 13 | 24 | 11 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 34 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 603 | 320 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 9 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 12 | N 12 | N 13 | N 12 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | NE 16 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 |
| kJ | 2 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | N 5 | N 9 | N 9 | N 12 | N 9 | N 10 | — | N 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | W 2 | NNW 4 | — | — | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | — | W 5 |
| kJ | 15 | 42 | 32 | 1 | 11 | — | — | 5 | 13 | 44 | 81 | 113 | 130 | 148 | 164 | 272 | 410 | — | 62 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 12 | 12 | 75 | 18 | 221 | 185 | 285 | 199 | 211 | 12 | 66 | 42 | 61 | 199 | 284 | 188 | 189 | 42 |
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