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Motu River surf Forecast / East Cape / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 18 Apr 2024 NZST
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Motu River surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Motu River sea temperature is 19.1°C (Statistics for 18 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 18.6 °C max: 19.8 °C min: 17.3 °C)
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  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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Motu River surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Motu River sea temperature is 19.1°C (Statistics for 18 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 18.6 °C max: 19.8 °C min: 17.3 °C)


How big are the waves at Motu River today?

The current surf forecast for Motu River at 2PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)2ft (0.6m)5s
Afternoon (18 Apr)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (18 Apr)1ft (0.3m)10s

Table - waves today at Motu River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Update imminent
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
WNW
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.9
WNW
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.7
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.7
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
Period(s) (?)5910410101010161615151555513131313131366666666121212121212121212141515141414141413131313131313131312121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)171515292015151520191817172424183231313030293147474434303029252525242323232526371717161616151531313030303030292812121111
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
W
5
W
5
NW
0
NNW
5
ESE
5
SSE
10
S
10
SE
10
E
5
ENE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
S
10
S
5
SSW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
W
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SSE
25
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
WSW
5
W
5
W
0
S
5
SE
5
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
0
SW
5
W
5
WNW
5
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
on
glassglassglassoffcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoffoffoffcrossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscrosscrossglassglassglassglasscross-
off
glassglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:42PM
1.76
3:20AM
1.83
3:40PM
1.75
4:14AM
1.81
4:33PM
1.76
5:02AM
1.81
5:22PM
1.79
5:44AM
1.83
6:08PM
1.82
6:22AM
1.84
6:52PM
1.85
6:59AM
1.86
7:33PM
1.89
7:38AM
1.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:44AM
0.76
8:58PM
0.77
9:37AM
0.75
9:56PM
0.75
10:28AM
0.72
10:47PM
0.71
11:17AM
0.68
11:31PM
0.68
12:02PM
0.63
12:13AM
0.65
12:44PM
0.57
12:54AM
0.64
1:22PM
0.53
1:36AM
0.63
1:59PM
0.51
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Sunrise6:39-------6:39-------6:41-------6:41-------6:43-------6:43-------6:43-------6:45---
Sunset--5:37-------5:36-------5:35-------5:32-------5:31-------5:30-------5:30-------5:28-
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Rain (mm)
---------------12671----------------------------------------
Temp. °C141718161514131315161716161616151415151616161514161818161515151515182015141414151618181513131212141617141313121215171715
Feels °C (?)13151514131312131516171716161514131515161617151316171815141414151415181191010121417171412121111141516141313111115171615

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