Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Motu Mahara today (17 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Motu Mahara at 11PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 17). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Motu Mahara. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Thu night, min 22°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu night, light winds from the ESE by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | S 4 | NE 11 | NNE 8 | E 8 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NNE 9 | E 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 36 | 30 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:18AM0.17m | 12:46PM0.13m | 00:48AM0.16m | 11:51AM0.14m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:56PM0.06m | 7:14AM0.08m | 6:07PM0.06m | 6:14AM0.07m | 5:46PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 25 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 8 | SSE 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 1697 | 1722 | 2220 | 2220 | 2253 | 6 | 17 | 1960 | 1777 | 1544 | 1451 | 1378 | 1356 | 1312 | 1174 | 1045 | 1010 | 773 | 628 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 11 | NNE 8 | E 8 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | SSE 13 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | N 10 | NNE 9 | N 9 | NNE 9 | SW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 8 | 5 | 30 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 16 | 6 | 16 | 103 | 123 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | NNE 8 | SSE 13 | E 8 | SSE 13 | NNE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | N 10 | N 10 | NNE 9 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 5 | 17 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | S 4 | S 6 | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 21 | 36 | 170 | — | — | 2267 | 2155 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2118 | 2118 | 1056 | 2118 | 1056 | 1056 | 1056 | 1056 | 2123 | 2118 | 2118 | 2250 | 1055 | 1055 | 1055 | 1055 | 157 | 1055 | 1055 |
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