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Motu River surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 18 Apr 2025 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
20.0° C
 (Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Motu River today?

The current surf forecast for Motu River at 4PM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)13ft (4.0m)12s
Afternoon (18 Apr)11ft (3.5m)11s
Evening (18 Apr)11ft (3.5m)11s

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

Hourly12 Days
East Cape Surf
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Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent 
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
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
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
NNE
3.5
NNE
3.5
NNE
3.5
NNE
3.5
NNE
3
N
2.5
N
2.5
N
2.2
N
1.8
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.1
NNE
1.1
NNE
1.1
NNE
1.1
NNE
0.9
NNE
1.2
NNE
1.2
NNE
1.2
NNE
1.2
NNE
1.2
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.3
NNE
1
NNE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.7
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
Period(s) (?)12111111111010101010109999999999999999999999101010101211121112121211111111111111101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)41643509309926862409202315201300961636551465378305348299327370378334312312295288334305299255203207203207145294277272288359400407238367314228209147145116969271675150353536353535
Wind
(km/h)
25
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
ESE
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
SE
5
E
5
SE
5
SE
5
SE
5
NNE
0
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
0
NNW
5
WSW
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glassoffcross-
off		offoffoffoffoffglassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		glassoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassglasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:20AM
1.81
10:46PM
1.89
11:01AM
1.81
11:32PM
1.87
11:42AM
1.81
12:23AM
1.86
12:28PM
1.82
1:16AM
1.87
1:20PM
1.82
2:11AM
1.91
2:19PM
1.83
3:06AM
1.97
3:20PM
1.86
4:00AM
2.04
4:21PM
1.92
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:28PM
0.60
4:59AM
0.69
5:11PM
0.64
5:46AM
0.73
5:56PM
0.67
6:38AM
0.76
6:46PM
0.69
7:33AM
0.76
7:41PM
0.68
8:28AM
0.72
8:38PM
0.67
9:23AM
0.65
9:36PM
0.64
10:19AM
0.57
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Sunrise6:37-------6:39-------6:39-------6:41-------6:41-------6:43-------6:43-------6:43---
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Rain (mm)
346642221222221-11---1221-11--------1--11121----------------
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