Motiti Island - Ernies 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.64° S 176.41° E

Issued: 5 am 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Motiti Island - Ernies sea temperature is

15.0°C

Motiti Island - Ernies surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Motiti Island - Ernies today (10 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Motiti Island - Ernies at 1PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 10). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Sep)	2ft (0.6m)	7s
Afternoon (10 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	14s
Evening (10 Sep)	1ft (0.3m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Thursday 10							Friday 11								Saturday 12
	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	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 14	NE 7	NE 14	NE 14	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 12	NE 10	NE 12	NE 13	NE 13	NE 12	NE 12	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13
Wave Graph
kJ	28	29	33	65	46	44	27	62	55	55	43	41	42	54	53	59	26	27	27	27	27	44	44
Wind (km/h)	WSW	WSW	W	NW	WNW	W	W	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	NNE	WNW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	WNW	W	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	glassy	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off
High Tide		5:20AM1.71m				5:51PM1.85m					6:16AM1.75m				6:42PM1.88m				7:08AM1.79m				7:30PM1.89m
Low Tide				11:34AM0.16m					00:11AM0.17m				12:29PM0.13m				1:02AM0.12m				1:20PM0.12m


	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	10	11	14	14	14	13	11	11	11	13	14	15	13	12	12	13	11	12	15	17	15	12
Feels °C	9	7	9	11	11	12	11	9	8	8	9	12	11	6	6	5	6	4	5	10	12	10	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNW 4	N 5	N 5	NNW 5	NE 10	N 5	NE 9	NE 9	NE 8	NE 9	NE 13	NE 13	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13
kJ	28	27	33	17	24	15	16	11	7	45	14	41	37	35	38	59	26	20	20	19	27	44	44
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 4	NE 4	NE 14	NE 14	NE 14	NE 8	NE 8	NE 13	NE 12	NNW 5	NE 9	NNW 5	NNW 5	NE 12	NE 12	NE 8	NE 8	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	ENE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	5	5	29	65	46	18	18	62	55	8	43	9	9	54	53	14	14	27	27	27	15	14	14
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 13	NE 14	N 6	NNE 4	NE 14	NE 13	NE 13	NE 8	NE 8	NE 12	NE 12	NE 13	NE 13	NNW 5	NNE 13	NE 9	ENE 9	NNE 14	NNE 12	NE 16	NE 12	N 16	N 16
kJ	28	29	1	2	8	44	27	17	17	55	39	40	42	5	16	13	8	21	14	9	5	5	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	WSW 2	W 3	W 3	NW 3	—	NNW 5	—	—	SE 3	SE 3	—	—	W 3	WSW 4	WSW 4	WSW 5	WSW 5	WSW 5	WSW 4	WSW 4	W 3	W 4
kJ	—	1	2	1	2	—	26	—	—	2	2	—	—	11	38	58	93	74	87	34	8	7	18
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	18	0	3	1	1	1	1	0	0	66	41	61	103	12	12	18	87	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1	1		1	1
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Rating (10 max)	3	7	1	1	4	5	5	8	8	8	7	7	7	5	1	2	3	3	1	1	1	7	3
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Rating (10 max)	8	7	9	6	5	5	9	8	8	9	9	9	7	5	9	9	9	9	9	9	5	7	7

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