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Motu River Surf Forecast
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Surf Forecasts:
Motu River surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 18 Sep 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Motu River today?
The current surf forecast for Motu River at 7PM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Motu River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 558 | 717 | 535 | 446 | 435 | 300 | 200 | 121 | 75 | 49 | 30 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 35 | 56 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:58PM 1.92 | 4:12AM 1.81 | 4:55PM 1.94 | 5:12AM 1.81 | 5:46PM 1.94 | 6:07AM 1.84 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:08PM 0.66 | 10:27AM 0.58 | 11:06PM 0.62 | 11:22AM 0.57 | 12:00AM 0.57 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - |
| Sunset | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 7 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for East Cape
Recent cross-onshore wind has turned cross-shore at Motu River (moderate winds from the WNW at WhakataneAeroAws 60 km from Motu River). A 2.2m swell from the NW
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