Te Ikaamaru Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.25° S 174.63° E

Te Ikaamaru Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Te Ikaamaru Bay sea temperature is
13.9°C
1.7° 

Te Ikaamaru Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Te Ikaamaru Bay today (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Te Ikaamaru Bay at 7AM is: 0.2m 17s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 20). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)4s
Afternoon (21 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)5s
Evening (21 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds.

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
16
0.3
NW
17
0.3
NW
17
0.2
NNW
17
1
NNW
4
1.2
NNW
4
1.4
NNW
5
1.7
NNW
6
1.7
NNW
6
1.7
NNW
6
1.7
NNW
6
1.6
NW
6
1
NNW
6
0.6
NNW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.2
NNW
7
0.4
NW
2
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
39
43
46
28
38
54
105
193
213
211
216
188
75
25
10
4
2
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
10
ESE
20
N
35
N
40
N
40
N
40
N
40
N
45
N
40
N
45
NNW
25
S
40
S
40
S
25
S
0
SW
30
N
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
1:07AM0.88m
1:32PM0.92m
1:49AM0.86m
2:13PM0.91m
Low Tide
7:20PM0.39m
7:22AM0.42m
7:59PM0.39m
7:59AM0.41m
8:36PM0.39m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:16
 mm
1
Temp °C
10
9
9
10
10
12
13
13
13
12
12
11
9
8
8
8
10
Feels °C
4
6
4
2
2
4
5
5
4
4
3
5
0
-1
2
6
3
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