Motu Hava 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 27.15° S 109.44° W

Issued: 5 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Motu Hava sea temperature is

20.7°C

Motu Hava 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 Motu Hava today (05 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Motu Hava at 9AM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (-06) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Sep)	6.5ft (2.0m)	14s
Afternoon (05 Sep)	7ft (2.1m)	15s
Evening (05 Sep)	6ft (1.9m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 5							Sunday 6								Monday 7
	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)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 14	SW 14	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	1592	1505	1616	1526	1760	1484	1383	1288	3259	3148	3214	3097	3058	2982	2586	2390	2027	1863	1728	1580	1665	1514	1266
Wind (km/h)	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	00:21AM0.70m				1:04PM0.57m				1:26AM0.75m				2:04PM0.63m				2:23AM0.80m				2:55PM0.69m
Low Tide			6:49AM0.20m				6:56PM0.24m				7:46AM0.14m				7:54PM0.18m				8:36AM0.09m				8:45PM0.13m


	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17
Feels °C	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	13	14	14	14	15	15	13	14	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 14	SW 14	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13
kJ	1592	1505	1616	1526	1760	1484	1383	1288	3259	3148	3214	3097	3058	2982	2586	2390	2027	1863	1728	1580	1665	1514	1266
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	S 7	SW 19	SW 18	SW 18	SE 8	SE 7	ENE 6	NE 7	E 7	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7
kJ	55	41	27	26	23	595	734	1112	28	26	16	23	38	27	27	27	27	33	35	26	26	26	19
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	NNE 7	NNE 12	NNE 11	NE 8	S 7	SSE 6	SSE 6	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	NNW 10	NNE 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	N 10	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 8	SE 8
kJ	5	5	13	13	10	22	23	27	12	18	6	11	20	10	10	10	2	28	38	38	37	17	17
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 7	SE 7	—	E 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 6	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	20	26	—	34	47	45	48	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3531	3	0	0	0	0	0	3531	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4		5	5	4	5	4	4		4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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