Motiti Island Right surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 24 Apr 2026 NZST
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Motiti Island Right surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Motiti Island Right sea temperature is
19.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Motiti Island Right today?

The current surf forecast for Motiti Island Right at 6AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (25 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (25 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.2
N
15
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.2
E
8
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
26
22
21
15
18
17
13
13
8
8
8
17
6
6
6
16
15
6
3
14
14
14
13
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
10
SSW
5
N
10
NNW
10
NW
5
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
15
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
15
SSW
10
SW
15
S
15
SSE
10
ESE
15
E
10
ESE
glassy
off
off
cross-off
off
on
on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
00:50AM1.79m
1:17PM1.62m
1:52AM1.74m
2:22PM1.58m
2:52AM1.70m
3:25PM1.57m
Low Tide
6:30PM0.18m
7:11AM0.28m
7:30PM0.25m
8:13AM0.31m
8:31PM0.31m
9:14AM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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6:48
6:50
6:50
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5:35
5:32
5:31
Temp °C
14
14
12
11
12
14
15
15
14
13
12
11
12
15
18
17
14
14
13
13
14
17
17
17
13
12
9
9
10
12
12
12
13
11
10
9
10
12
14
14
11
11
11
10
11
15
14
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.2
N
14
0.3
NNW
13
0.2
NNW
13
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
ESE
3
0.2
N
13
Energy kJ
27
26
22
21
15
18
17
13
13
8
8
8
5
5
5
5
5
15
35
18
3
4
1
13
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
5
0.3
E
5
0.3
E
5
0.3
E
5
0.2
E
4
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
N
15
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
N
14
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
Energy kJ
8
4
4
4
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
4
6
6
6
6
16
3
3
3
14
14
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
N
15
0.1
E
9
0.2
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
14
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.1
NE
9
0.2
E
8
0.1
NE
9
0.2
N
13
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
1
17
4
4
4
6
6
6
3
6
3
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
4
0.3
W
2
0.5
W
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SSW
2
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
SE
3
Energy kJ
1
1
4
3
2
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
4
4
Distance (km)
18
48
71
140
140
166
172
140
140
140
140
140
141
179
179
179
179
127
127
127
127
140
188
140
Best forecast wave conditions in Bay of Plenty
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
8
3
5
6
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
8
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
9
8
7
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