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Motu River Surf Forecast
/ East Cape (19 surf breaks) /
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Motu River surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 05 Nov 2025 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Motu River surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Motu River sea temperature is
16.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Motu River today?
The current surf forecast for Motu River at 4PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (05 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (05 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Motu River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 23 | 43 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 21 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | on | on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | cross | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:12PM 2.13 | 7:49AM 2.17 | 8:09PM 2.16 | 8:44AM 2.25 | 9:06PM 2.19 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:03PM 0.58 | 1:35AM 0.44 | 2:01PM 0.54 | 2:28AM 0.41 | 2:57PM 0.50 | 3:21AM 0.39 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 05 | Thursday 06 | Friday 07 | Saturday 08 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:49 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 17 |
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