Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Motiti Island - Kaiwakawaka ree today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Motiti Island - Kaiwakawaka ree at 2PM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Motiti Island - Kaiwakawaka ree. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 9 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | E 12 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | E 11 | E 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 46 | 103 | 239 | 372 | 384 | 130 | 288 | 243 | 165 | 87 | 59 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:14AM1.62m | 1:52PM1.56m | 2:04AM1.55m | 2:45PM1.53m | 2:56AM1.50m | 3:37PM1.52m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:33AM0.31m | 7:55PM0.46m | 8:22AM0.37m | 8:48PM0.51m | 9:12AM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 6 | E 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 39 | 60 | 85 | 114 | 123 | 130 | 288 | 243 | 165 | 33 | 59 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | E 6 | E 4 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | NE 7 | — | — | — | NE 10 | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 132 | 129 | 123 | 87 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | — | N 8 | E 11 | — | — | E 12 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | NE 8 | — | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 41 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 3 | E 3 | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 46 | 103 | 239 | 372 | 384 | 470 | 96 | 135 | 207 | 221 | 157 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 143 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 164 | 143 | 174 | 174 | 174 | 180 | 180 | 178 | 178 | 179 | 179 | 179 | 61 | 174 | 180 | 179 | 184 | 178 | 14 |
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