Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.62° S 176.44° E

Motiti Island - Kaiwakawaka ree 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Motiti Island - Kaiwakawaka ree sea temperature is
15.7°C
0.2° 

Motiti Island - Kaiwakawaka ree surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Motiti Island - Kaiwakawaka ree today (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Motiti Island - Kaiwakawaka ree at 4AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 22). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (22 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (22 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
12
0.4
NE
12
0.4
NE
12
0.4
NE
12
0.4
NE
12
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.1
NE
12
0.6
NNW
4
0.7
NW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
52
51
51
50
47
31
31
30
30
30
17
16
16
15
10
9
8
8
8
8
8
6
11
18
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
5
W
10
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
NW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
S
5
NNW
15
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
WSW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
3:54AM1.41m
4:20PM1.54m
4:48AM1.46m
5:09PM1.59m
5:40AM1.54m
5:57PM1.65m
Low Tide
10:00AM0.47m
10:39PM0.44m
10:54AM0.44m
11:29PM0.36m
11:46AM0.38m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
13
12
12
13
16
17
18
14
11
10
10
14
16
16
15
15
14
14
13
14
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
11
10
10
11
12
13
14
11
8
6
7
13
14
13
12
14
14
14
13
14
14
13
13
14
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