Motu Hava Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.15° S 109.44° W

Motu Hava 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Motu Hava sea temperature is
20.8° C
0.8° 

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


How big are the waves at Motu Hava today (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Motu Hava at 5PM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.3m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 17). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-06) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)11ft (3.5m)9s
Afternoon (17 Aug)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (17 Aug)6ft (1.9m)14s

Table - waves today at Motu Hava. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 58mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Tue morning).

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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)
0
0
0
0
0
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
2
2
1
3
2
3
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
NW
9
3
NW
9
3
NW
9
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.9
SW
13
2
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
0.9
SW
19
0.8
SW
19
1.4
SSW
11
1.6
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1717
1539
1387
1533
1470
1327
1235
1288
1401
1422
1093
972
894
751
666
579
539
513
431
469
610
Wind (km/h)
40
NW
35
NW
40
NW
40
NW
25
NW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
30
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
8:59AM0.51m
9:32PM0.55m
9:59AM0.44m
10:35PM0.52m
11:09AM0.39m
Low Tide
3:07PM0.29m
3:58AM0.32m
4:09PM0.34m
5:11AM0.34m
5:16PM0.37m
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:45
7:43
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:58
6:58
6:58
 mm
15
3
2
3
1
3
5
4
6
1
1
2
4
2
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
19
19
19
18
19
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
16
17
17
17
17
17
Feels °C
14
15
13
12
16
15
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
15
15
13
13
13
14
13
12
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