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Te Ikaamaru Bay surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 16 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
17.5° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Te Ikaamaru Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Te Ikaamaru Bay at 4PM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (16 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Evening (16 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
Period(s) (?)77776661111111111101010101011111110101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1266655555555444444422222
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
30
S
30
SSE
30
S
35
S
40
SSE
40
S
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:10PM
0.88
5:26AM
0.94
5:56PM
0.86
6:08AM
0.93
6:42PM
0.85
6:53AM
0.92
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:14AM
0.46
11:15PM
0.46
12:00PM
0.46
12:02AM
0.46
12:47PM
0.45
12:49AM
0.44
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise-------6:07-------6:07-------6:09
Sunset---8:53-------8:53-------8:52----
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1-----------------------
Temp. °C151616151514141414151514141414141414141414141414
Feels °C (?)121211998866776778767667888
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