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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 06 Sep 2025 NZST
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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
15.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


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

The current surf forecast for Motiti Island - Kaiwakawaka ree at 6PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 06). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)5ft (1.6m)6s
Afternoon (06 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (06 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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

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Saturday
06
Sunday
07
Monday
08
Tuesday
09
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
NNW
2
N
1.7
N
1.4
N
1.1
N
1
N
0.9
N
1
NNE
1.2
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.2
NNE
1.1
N
1
N
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
Period(s) (?)688877789999888888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)188463346226136128110147242284246194148119103807758665374804341
Wind
(km/h)
20
WNW
30
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
E
25
SE
25
SE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:29PM
1.67
5:47AM
1.61
6:16PM
1.77
6:37AM
1.69
7:02PM
1.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:09AM
0.32
11:45PM
0.35
12:00PM
0.24
12:34AM
0.24
12:49PM
0.17
1:22AM
0.14
Saturday
06
Sunday
07
Monday
08
Tuesday
09
Sunrise6:28-------6:26-------6:26-------
Sunset--5:57-------5:57-------5:58-----
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
441---------------------
Temp. °C131211121199911141513111099101213139877
Feels °C (?)976742235787665346773323
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Bay of Plenty

  1. weather stationWind Update Cross-off wind 22 km from Motiti Island - Kaiwakawaka ree has become light (light winds from the SW at Tauranga Airport). Waves should be turning clean at Motiti Island - Kaiwakawaka ree. A 1.1m swell from the N

  2. weather stationWind Update Cross-off wind 4 km from Mount Maunganui has become light (light winds from the SW at Tauranga Airport). Waves should be turning clean at Mount Maunganui. A 1.1m swell from the N

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22 km away, 53 min ago

9 km/h
SW
0.0
15.2
Air / Water (°C)
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