Motiti Island - Kaiwakawaka ree Surf Break
Lat Long: 37.62° S 176.44° E

Motiti Island - Kaiwakawaka ree 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Motiti Island - Kaiwakawaka ree

Issued: 5 pm 07 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Motiti Island - Kaiwakawaka ree sea temperature is
17.1° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (08 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Motiti Island - Kaiwakawaka ree at 1AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 07). 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 (08 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (08 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (08 Jun)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon afternoon).

Sun
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wed
10
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.5
N
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
E
24
0.1
E
23
0.1
E
23
0.1
E
23
0.2
N
7
0.1
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
54
37
36
38
24
28
24
16
8
21
15
15
8
13
13
7
7
7
11
11
10
10
4
2
Wind (km/h)
5
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
20
SW
10
S
15
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
11:49PM1.62m
12:10PM1.47m
00:33AM1.62m
1:01PM1.48m
1:21AM1.63m
Low Tide
5:35PM0.37m
6:13AM0.40m
6:20PM0.40m
6:59AM0.37m
7:09PM0.41m
7:48AM0.32m
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:01
5:01
5:01
 mm
Temp °C
17
15
13
11
11
13
13
15
16
14
14
15
14
13
12
15
16
14
12
11
10
10
10
12
Feels °C
15
12
10
7
7
9
8
10
10
7
8
10
9
8
10
10
11
9
7
7
6
5
6
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.5
N
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.4
NE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
N
7
0.1
N
7
Energy kJ
54
37
36
38
24
28
24
16
4
21
15
15
8
13
13
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
4
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
NE
9
0.1
E
10
0.3
NE
7
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
24
0.1
E
23
0.1
E
23
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
6
Energy kJ
2
2
3
2
8
2
2
2
4
4
9
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
11
11
10
2
2
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
NW
8
0.1
NW
7
0.1
N
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
N
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
W
5
0.1
NW
4
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
23
0.1
N
8
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
8
5
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
10
1
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
WSW
3
0.7
WSW
3
0.8
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
1
W
4
1.5
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
5
1.2
WSW
5
1.1
WSW
4
1.1
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.5
S
3
0.6
SSE
3
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
3
0.4
S
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
Energy kJ
3
1
3
3
5
10
19
19
36
104
80
57
50
46
13
4
2
4
9
10
5
3
3
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
5
5
1
1
5
1
1
Distance (km)
0
14
124
124
178
164
164
164
178
105
99
102
105
102
124
164
164
143
143
132
72
143
132
132
Best forecast wave conditions in Bay of Plenty
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
5
2
2
3
4
4
1
2
1
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
7
8
8
8
9
9
7
6
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
6
5
5
9
5
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