Motu River Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.86° S 177.59° E

Motu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Motu River sea temperature is
15.0° C
0.2° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Motu River at 5AM is: 0.1m 15s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Afternoon (07 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Evening (07 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
Rating
(10 max)
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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.2
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
16
16
16
15
14
14
13
13
13
12
12
12
11
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SW
10
W
5
W
5
SSW
5
SE
5
S
10
SW
5
SSW
10
SW
10
W
10
WSW
5
S
5
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
00:34AM1.94m
1:05PM1.92m
1:28AM1.95m
2:05PM1.94m
Low Tide
6:24PM0.62m
6:55AM0.51m
7:22PM0.66m
7:50AM0.55m
8:26PM0.68m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:27
 mm
Temp °C
7
7
6
5
7
9
9
7
7
7
5
5
6
9
10
8
8
Feels °C
4
4
4
3
5
6
6
4
4
5
2
2
3
6
8
6
6
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