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Motu River surf Forecast / East Cape / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 26 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 18.7°C (Statistics for 26 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 18.2 °C max: 19.5 °C min: 17.1 °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 18.7°C (Statistics for 26 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 18.2 °C max: 19.5 °C min: 17.1 °C)


How big are the waves at Motu River today?

The current surf forecast for Motu River at 4PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Afternoon (26 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (26 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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

Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for East Cape

  1. Excellent coditions most of the day with a touch of breeze early afternoon not quite spoiling it. Busy for a weekday because of school holidays. Sunny. Offshore early and late. Waves about head-high.

    Makorori Centre, 100 km away
  2. eyeball reporterMember Report Excellent coditions most of the day with a touch of a breeze early afternoon. Busy for a weekday because of school holidays. Sunny. Offshore early and late. Waves about head-high.

    Makorori Centre, 100 km away
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Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
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
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
NNW
1.1
NNW
1
NNW
1.1
NNW
1
NNW
0.4
N
0.9
N
1
N
1.1
N
1.1
NNE
1.2
NNE
1.1
NNE
1.1
NNE
1
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.7
NE
0.7
NNE
0.5
NE
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.6
NE
0.3
N
0.6
NE
0.3
N
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
1
NE
1.1
NE
1.2
NE
1.4
NE
1.5
NE
1.5
NE
1.6
NE
1.3
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
0.9
NE
0.7
NE
0.5
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
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
Period(s) (?)55666111111101010101010101010999916169168158888910101112121212121211111111111111111110161616161515151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)626667746838188223250250263223218186151148115113887640454546444342575777951552403164765946147005033492982131267081484730302927202020201839383838
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
S
10
S
5
W
5
NNW
5
ENE
5
E
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
ENE
10
E
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
10
W
5
WNW
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
SE
5
E
5
ENE
10
N
10
NNE
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglasscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassglassononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:20AM
1.86
8:51PM
1.94
9:04AM
1.86
9:31PM
1.95
9:49AM
1.87
10:14PM
1.94
10:32AM
1.89
11:02PM
1.93
11:15AM
1.90
11:55PM
1.93
12:01PM
1.90
12:50AM
1.95
12:55PM
1.89
1:47AM
1.99
1:57PM
1.88
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:37PM
0.51
3:00AM
0.61
3:17PM
0.54
3:43AM
0.62
3:59PM
0.56
4:27AM
0.64
4:44PM
0.58
5:15AM
0.67
5:31PM
0.59
6:09AM
0.69
6:22PM
0.59
7:06AM
0.69
7:16PM
0.60
8:05AM
0.65
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sunrise6:46-------6:47-------6:48-------6:48-------6:50-------6:50-------6:52-------6:52---
Sunset--5:27-------5:25-------5:24-------5:22-------5:22-------5:21-------5:20-------5:19-
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171817171512101012151512121111111416161413121111141516141414141515161616161616161718161616151414161717151413121414161715
Feels °C (?)151716161386791312101099912141412111099121415121212121414151413121314131516131414121212151516131313111313141513

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