Te Ikaamaru Bay surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 08 May 2026 NZST
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Te Ikaamaru Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Te Ikaamaru Bay sea temperature is
14.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Te Ikaamaru Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Te Ikaamaru Bay at 9PM is: 3.0m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 08). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)--
Afternoon (08 May)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Evening (08 May)10ft (3.0m)7s

Table - waves today at Te Ikaamaru Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the N on Fri night, calm by Sat night).

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
NNW
6
2.2
N
6
3
NNW
7
2.4
NNW
8
3
NNW
8
3
NNW
8
3
NNW
8
2.5
NNW
8
1.9
NNW
9
1.7
NNW
9
1.9
NW
6
1.5
NW
7
1.2
NW
7
1
NW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.7
NNW
8
0.6
NNW
8
0.9
NW
5
0.8
NW
6
0.5
NW
6
0.3
NW
7
3
S
12
3
S
12
2.5
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
194
330
788
697
1242
1388
1276
730
575
497
252
210
147
125
86
56
41
40
38
21
8
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
50
NNW
60
N
70
N
55
NNW
60
NNW
60
NNW
55
NW
50
NW
30
NW
35
NW
45
NW
30
NW
5
WSW
5
NNE
5
WSW
5
SW
15
NNE
15
S
50
S
40
SSE
40
S
40
S
30
S
25
SSE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:05PM0.91m
11:30AM0.87m
11:49PM0.91m
12:09PM0.87m
00:33AM0.91m
Low Tide
4:58PM0.43m
5:44AM0.39m
5:38PM0.41m
6:22AM0.38m
6:19PM0.40m
7:00AM0.37m
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
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7:16
7:16
7:18
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5:20
5:19
5:16
5:15
2
4
7
1
Temp °C
17
18
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
13
13
14
14
14
14
11
10
10
10
10
10
9
7
4
6
5
4
5
6
10
8
6
8
12
11
13
12
11
11
1
1
1
1
2
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
14
0.7
NW
9
1.2
NW
7
1
NW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.9
S
14
1.4
S
14
1.3
S
12
0.8
NW
6
1
S
13
0.3
NW
7
2.5
S
12
Energy kJ
16
16
16
4
15
14
14
13
14
13
16
88
147
125
86
338
780
488
38
350
7
1776
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
S
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
11
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.4
SSW
9
0.7
NNW
8
0.1
NW
15
0.8
S
15
0.5
NW
6
0.1
NW
14
Energy kJ
2
2
2
7
8
2
5
5
5
19
18
17
28
56
9
275
21
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
12
0.3
S
15
0.6
S
9
0.1
NW
14
Energy kJ
2
3
40
60
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
NNW
6
2.2
N
6
3
NNW
7
2.4
NNW
8
3
NNW
8
3
NNW
8
3
NNW
8
2.5
NNW
8
1.9
NNW
9
1.7
NNW
9
1.9
NW
6
1.5
NW
7
0.3
W
3
0.2
W
3
0.6
S
5
0.6
NNW
8
0.9
NW
5
1.9
S
14
2.3
S
7
3
S
8
3
S
12
3
S
12
Energy kJ
194
330
788
697
1242
1388
1276
730
575
497
252
210
1
1
15
41
40
1411
509
1110
2587
2188
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
1
2
2
1
3
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
3
4
5
4
3
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
80
80
237
125
120
135
125
100
76
76
80
76
0
56
16
16
16
71
126
108
108
59
59
59
Best forecast wave conditions in Wellington
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
5
7
9
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
5
9
7
9
5
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