Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Motuau Island today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Motuau Island at 1PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Motuau Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 97mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 25°C on Thu night, min 24°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Thu morning, light winds from the ESE by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | E 7 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 153 | 182 | 193 | 158 | 163 | 193 | 202 | 186 | 166 | 147 | 121 | 104 | 103 | 102 | 100 | 99 | 95 | 87 | 125 | 144 | 142 | 142 | 118 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 2:07PM0.19m | 1:42AM0.21m | 1:37PM0.16m | 00:52AM0.18m | 10:54AM0.16m | 10:54PM0.19m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:16AM0.09m | 7:48PM0.12m | 8:27AM0.12m | 6:22PM0.14m | 6:12AM0.15m | 4:28PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | 5 | 19 | 27 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 14 |
| kJ | 51 | 51 | 50 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 147 | 121 | 103 | 86 | 83 | 84 | 79 | 74 | 87 | 125 | 144 | 142 | 142 | 118 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | NNW 18 | NNW 18 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 16 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 16 | SW 16 | NW 10 | SW 16 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 24 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 44 | 34 | 61 | 61 | 46 | 45 | 42 | 103 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 95 | 65 | 24 | 63 | 33 | 31 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 12 | NNW 12 | SSW 18 | NNW 18 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | NNE 5 | NNW 16 | NNW 10 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 10 | SW 16 | NW 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 31 | 31 | 67 | 35 | 107 | 8 | 104 | 39 | 102 | 100 | 99 | 102 | 25 | 64 | 33 | 57 | 55 | 54 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | 153 | 182 | 193 | 158 | 163 | 193 | 202 | 186 | 166 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 72 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 51 | 68 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2612 | 2742 | 188 | 188 | 2612 | 2612 | 189 | 2 | 2 | 42 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 177 | 42 | 2 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 226 | 226 | 188 | 226 |
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