Motu River Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.86° S 177.59° E

Motu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 07 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Motu River sea temperature is
16.6°C
0.3° 

Motu River 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 River today (07 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Motu River at 7AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (07 Nov)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (07 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tue
10
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
16
0.3
NNW
15
1
N
6
1.1
N
6
1.1
N
6
0.9
NNE
6
1.2
N
6
1.3
N
6
1.5
N
7
1.5
N
7
1.5
N
7
1.4
N
7
1.3
N
7
1.3
N
7
1.2
N
7
0.8
NNE
7
1
N
7
1
N
7
0.9
N
7
0.9
N
7
0.9
N
7
0.9
N
6
0.9
N
6
1
N
6
1
N
6
1
N
6
0.9
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
48
44
68
80
83
57
105
128
202
214
214
187
163
159
134
61
91
91
72
72
70
66
64
75
75
78
61
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
5
E
5
E
10
SE
5
ESE
5
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NE
5
N
10
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
5:55AM1.90m
6:15PM1.92m
6:50AM1.94m
7:04PM1.92m
7:40AM1.98m
7:49PM1.92m
Low Tide
11:39PM0.56m
12:02PM0.63m
00:34AM0.53m
12:55PM0.61m
1:24AM0.51m
1:45PM0.60m
2:09AM0.49m
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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5:56
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5:56
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5:54
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5:54
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7:49
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7:50
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7:51
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7:52
 mm
1
3
5
4
2
4
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
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1
4
4
3
4
2
Temp °C
18
18
18
18
19
17
17
16
17
16
16
16
17
18
17
15
15
14
15
19
20
19
17
17
17
17
17
Feels °C
19
19
19
18
19
16
16
14
16
15
15
15
16
18
17
15
15
14
15
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
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