Motiti Island - Kaiwakawaka ree surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 07 Mar 2026 NZDT
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Motiti Island - Kaiwakawaka ree surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Motiti Island - Kaiwakawaka ree sea temperature is
20.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Motiti Island - Kaiwakawaka ree today?

The current surf forecast for Motiti Island - Kaiwakawaka ree at 6PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (07 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (07 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

Table - waves today at Motiti Island - Kaiwakawaka ree. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
NE
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
NE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
Period(s) (?)121313131311111111111111101013131414141212121213
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)685554525035452929293433282932323335634747474850
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
10
N
15
NNE
10
N
5
N
0
WNW
5
SSE
5
S
0
SSW
10
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
15
E
20
ESE
25
SE
30
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
onglassglasscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:22AM
1.80
10:47PM
1.74
11:03AM
1.74
11:30PM
1.70
11:43AM
1.67
12:12AM
1.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:39PM
0.16
4:58AM
0.24
5:19PM
0.20
5:40AM
0.31
6:00PM
0.26
6:22AM
0.38
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Sunrise--------7:03-------7:05-------
Sunset---7:45-------7:45-------7:43----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------------11-
Temp. °C151718181717161517181919181614141620222019181717
Feels °C (?)141516171718161518181716171412121417181617151211
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