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Motu River surf Forecast / East Cape / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 29 Mar 2024 NZDT
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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 20.3°C (Statistics for 29 Mar 1981-2005 - mean: 19.5 °C max: 20.6 °C min: 18.2 °C)
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  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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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 20.3°C (Statistics for 29 Mar 1981-2005 - mean: 19.5 °C max: 20.6 °C min: 18.2 °C)


How big are the waves at Motu River today?

The current surf forecast for Motu River at 9AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a North direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 29). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Afternoon (29 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Evening (29 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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

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Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
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
0
0
0
0
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
N
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
N
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
Period(s) (?)6615151514141414131313131414141412121213131313131313121212121212121211111111111111111111111111111110101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1361091121101091071049894605959606266403630303033333434333332302828282828271313121212241212121223232311111110102010101010101010
Wind
(km/h)
20
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
20
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
5
SE
5
NNE
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NNE
5
E
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SE
0
SSE
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SE
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
S
15
SSE
10
SE
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
glassglassglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:29AM
1.82
10:53PM
1.87
11:10AM
1.81
11:34PM
1.87
11:53AM
1.81
12:19AM
1.86
12:36PM
1.82
1:10AM
1.85
1:22PM
1.84
2:05AM
1.86
2:14PM
1.85
3:06AM
1.90
3:14PM
1.87
4:09AM
1.97
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:24AM
0.55
4:45PM
0.47
5:04AM
0.58
5:24PM
0.51
5:47AM
0.62
6:05PM
0.57
6:34AM
0.66
6:51PM
0.61
7:25AM
0.70
7:42PM
0.64
8:23AM
0.72
8:38PM
0.64
9:23AM
0.71
9:39PM
0.62
10:24AM
0.66
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
Sunrise--7:20-------7:20-------7:22-------7:22-------7:24-------7:24-------7:26-------7:26-
Sunset-----7:07-------7:05-------7:04-------7:01-------7:00------6:59-------6:58-------
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Rain (mm)
---11-----1----212--1---------------------------------11---1
Temp. °C161515161512111010101115161413131314151415151514131217191916151515151719191716161515181919171717151517181918171816161717
Feels °C (?)13121212118765671111887810111012121312111117181816151415151818191817161515181919171818151517181919181915141615

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