Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Motiti Island - Ernies today (05 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Motiti Island - Ernies at 9PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 05). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Motiti Island - Ernies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Mon morning). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wed 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | NNE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 10 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | ENE 8 | E 6 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | ENE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 131 | 137 | 167 | 164 | 205 | 433 | 71 | 90 | 136 | 137 | 160 | 164 | 110 | 100 | 487 | 650 | 887 | 389 | 187 | 1080 | 963 | 381 | 781 | 554 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 10:37PM1.69m | 10:57AM1.54m | 11:17PM1.69m | 11:43AM1.55m | 00:01AM1.68m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:00AM0.33m | 5:07PM0.33m | 5:42AM0.31m | 5:52PM0.35m | 6:27AM0.29m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — |
 | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | — | E 10 | E 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NE 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | N 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
| kJ | 186 | 137 | 167 | 164 | 31 | — | 69 | 90 | 513 | 346 | 206 | 164 | 187 | 207 | 291 | 423 | 585 | 541 | 707 | 1080 | 963 | 575 | 781 | 554 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | N 10 | N 11 | — | E 10 | — | E 10 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NNW 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | N 8 | NE 8 | — | E 12 | ENE 9 | E 11 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 131 | 133 | 33 | 2 | 2 | — | 71 | — | 106 | 137 | 160 | 163 | 61 | 86 | 190 | 186 | — | 11 | 16 | 64 | 27 | 381 | 156 | 228 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | E 12 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 10 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 136 | 125 | 96 | 94 | 78 | 64 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 24 | 2 | 133 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | ENE 8 | E 6 | E 9 | ESE 11 | SE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 97 | 115 | 205 | 433 | 625 | 521 | — | — | — | — | 110 | 100 | 487 | 650 | 887 | 389 | 187 | 61 | 460 | 43 | 26 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 30 | 42 | 101 | 103 | 178 | 178 | 104 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 61 | 61 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 1 |
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