Motels Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.09° S 175.35° W

Motels WaveFinder

Issued: 12 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Motels sea temperature is
22.8°C
0.2° 

Motels surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Motels surf forecast from 26 Aug 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Tuesday 1 Sep, 1PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period, SW swell with offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Thursday 27 Aug, 10AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period, SW swell with 879 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 31 Aug, 7AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with S swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Motels this week:

The surf forecast for Motels over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 31) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 12s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Motels in the next 16 days are 1.4m 15s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 27) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 3.0m 9s period and expected on Thursday (Aug 27) at 10PM.

Wave TypeTime (+13) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 7AM (Mon 31st Aug)2.5ft (0.7m) 12s
Best Surf 1PM (Tue 1st Sep)2ft (0.6m) 16s
Most Powerful10AM (Thu 27th Aug)4.5ft (1.4m) 15s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Motels over the next 16 days.


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