Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Motiti Island - Kaiwakawaka ree today (06 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Motiti Island - Kaiwakawaka ree at 10PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Motiti Island - Kaiwakawaka ree. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Mon morning, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 13 | 39 | 66 | 109 | 200 | 247 | 385 | 526 | 397 | 383 | 295 | 198 | 198 | 297 | 257 | 205 | 136 | 82 | 48 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 1:46PM1.70m | 2:07AM1.64m | 2:51PM1.71m | 3:14AM1.64m | 3:55PM1.74m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:01PM0.36m | 8:28AM0.24m | 9:07PM0.35m | 9:32AM0.23m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NNW 7 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 405 | 3 | 3 | 295 | 198 | 198 | 297 | 257 | 205 | 136 | 82 | 48 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | — | NE 17 | E 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 16 | NE 16 | — | NE 16 | NE 17 | NE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 11 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 10 | — | 10 | 11 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 18 | — | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | — | E 8 | NE 16 | E 8 | — | NE 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | — | 1 | 10 | 1 | — | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 8 | N 8 | — | SE 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | S 3 | WSW 2 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | 13 | 39 | 66 | 109 | 200 | 247 | 385 | 526 | 397 | 383 | — | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 178 | 178 | 178 | 51 | 179 | 178 | 179 | 43 | 43 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 41 | 0 | 0 |
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