
Surf Forecasts:
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastLight 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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 16 | NW 17 | NW 17 | NNW 17 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 7 | NW 2 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
39 | 43 | 46 | 28 | 38 | 54 | 105 | 193 | 213 | 211 | 216 | 188 | 75 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 2 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | ||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 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 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
2991 | 2291 | 1374 | 843 | 479 | 333 | 228 | 146 | 116 | 202 | 104 | 122 | 75 | 25 | 567 | 329 | 207 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 16 | NW 17 | NW 17 | NNW 17 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NW 16 | S 13 | S 12 | SE 13 | SSW 12 | SE 13 | NW 14 | S 15 | NW 6 | S 15 | S 16 |
39 | 43 | 46 | 28 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 81 | 75 | 7 | 50 | 7 | 8 | 40 | 10 | 41 | 43 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 7 | NW 17 | NW 16 | E 14 | E 14 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | SE 13 | NW 14 | — | ESE 13 | S 15 | NNW 7 | SE 12 |
— | — | 5 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | — | 16 | 18 | 4 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | S 4 | S 7 | — | — | NW 2 |
— | — | — | 13 | 38 | 54 | 105 | 193 | 213 | 211 | 216 | 188 | 65 | 783 | — | — | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 21 | 16 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 80 | 59 | 95 | 51 | 16 | 16 |
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