Motu River Surf Break

Motu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.86° S 177.59° E

Issued: 11 am 22 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Motu River sea temperature is
15.9° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (22 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Motu River at 4PM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 22). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jun)2ft (0.6m)5s
Afternoon (22 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Evening (22 Jun)1ft (0.3m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 58mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Mon night, fresh winds from the NE by Wed afternoon).

Mon
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thu
25
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NW
5
0.4
NW
5
0.4
NW
5
0.4
NW
5
0.3
NW
5
0.2
NNW
5
0.1
NE
7
0.2
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
6
0.8
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.4
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
1.5
NNE
6
2
NNE
7
2.5
NNE
8
3.5
NNE
9
3
N
9
3
N
9
2.5
N
8
2.5
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
9
7
7
4
2
2
2
4
25
56
80
124
144
150
136
193
363
831
1852
1412
1192
885
850
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
30
NE
35
NE
25
N
25
N
20
N
25
N
25
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
12:43PM1.97m
1:10AM2.03m
1:39PM1.92m
2:00AM1.97m
2:34PM1.89m
2:50AM1.92m
Low Tide
6:37AM0.56m
6:48PM0.65m
7:28AM0.58m
7:44PM0.70m
8:19AM0.61m
8:42PM0.73m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:57
4:58
4:58
4:58
 mm
1
1
13
22
11
6
2
2
Temp °C
13
14
13
12
11
11
11
11
12
14
14
13
13
14
14
13
14
15
14
14
15
15
14
15
Feels °C
10
12
10
10
9
9
9
9
10
12
11
10
9
10
10
9
9
9
8
10
12
12
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NW
5
0.4
NW
5
0.4
NW
5
0.4
NW
5
0.3
NW
5
0.2
NNW
5
0.1
NE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.1
NE
7
Energy kJ
17
9
7
7
4
2
1
2
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NW
5
0.1
NE
7
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NW
5
Energy kJ
1
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
2
0.2
SSE
2
0.2
S
3
0.2
SSE
2
0.2
SSE
2
0.3
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
6
0.8
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.4
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
1.5
NNE
6
2
NNE
7
2.5
NNE
8
3.5
NNE
9
3
N
9
3
N
9
2.5
N
8
2.5
N
8
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
4
25
56
80
124
144
150
136
193
363
831
1852
1412
1192
885
850
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
4
3
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
4
4
Distance (km)
243
225
139
136
82
71
76
76
98
98
98
7
98
100
98
98
98
146
146
140
146
98
98
98
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
4
5
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
5
5
6
4
5
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
7
8
9
7
8
7
8
7
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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