Motu Hava 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 27.15° S 109.44° W

Issued: 11 am 04 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 (04 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Motu Hava at 6PM is: 1.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-06) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Sep)	6ft (1.9m)	15s
Afternoon (04 Sep)	6ft (1.9m)	16s
Evening (04 Sep)	5ft (1.5m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Fri 4					Saturday 5								Sunday 6
	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)	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	3	4	4	4	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SW 15	SW 16	SW 16	SW 13	SW 13	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
Wave Graph
kJ	1547	1526	1719	1654	755	778	1592	1505	1616	1526	1760	1484	1383	1288	3259	3148	3053	3097	3058	2982	2586
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE
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	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		11:53AM0.52m					00:21AM0.70m				1:04PM0.57m				1:26AM0.75m				2:04PM0.63m
Low Tide				5:49PM0.29m					6:49AM0.20m				6:56PM0.24m				7:46AM0.14m				7:54PM0.18m


	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	7:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	17
Feels °C	12	12	13	13	13	12	13	13	13	14	14	14	13	13	14	15	15	15	15	15	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SW 15	SW 16	SW 16	SW 13	SW 13	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
kJ	1547	1526	1719	1654	755	778	1592	1505	1616	1526	1760	1484	1383	1288	3259	3148	3053	3097	3058	2982	2586
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SW 16	SW 16	S 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	S 7	SW 19	SW 19	SW 18	NE 7	SE 7	NE 7	SSE 7	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9
kJ	112	87	85	79	581	504	39	41	27	26	23	595	577	1124	12	26	12	21	12	27	27
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 13	NE 13	NNE 8	NNE 7	SSE 8	SSE 7	ENE 7	NNE 7	NNE 12	NNE 11	NE 8	S 7	S 6	SSE 6	NNW 11	NE 7	NNW 11	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10
kJ	3	7	6	5	60	57	5	5	13	13	10	22	21	16	12	12	11	11	10	10	10
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 6	SE 8	—	SE 7	ENE 7	E 7	ENE 7	E 7
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	20	28	—	25	29	37	40	37
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3531
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	9	9	5	4	5	5	9	9	9	7	6	5	5	6	5	8	7	9	8	7

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