Te Ikaamaru Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.25° S 174.63° E

Te Ikaamaru Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Te Ikaamaru Bay sea temperature is
12.7°C
0.7° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 3s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Te Ikaamaru Bay at 4PM is: 0.3m 4s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 27). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Afternoon (27 Aug)1ft (0.3m)5s
Evening (27 Aug)2ft (0.6m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu night, min 9°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, gales from the NNW by Fri afternoon).

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
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
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
5
0.3
NNW
5
0.3
NNW
5
0.3
N
4
0.6
N
3
0.8
N
4
1.2
N
5
1.7
N
5
1.7
NNW
6
2
NNW
6
2.4
NNW
7
3
NNW
8
2.5
NNW
8
2.3
NNW
7
1.8
NNW
6
1.5
NNW
6
1.3
NNW
5
1.3
NNW
5
1.3
NNW
5
0.4
NNW
8
0.4
NNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
5
4
2
8
18
60
168
194
290
527
1079
833
515
262
148
97
74
74
26
24
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
5
E
0
NNE
5
N
20
NNE
30
N
40
N
45
N
50
N
50
N
55
NNW
65
NNW
50
NW
45
NNW
30
NW
40
NNW
40
NNW
30
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
20
NNW
Wind State
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:01PM0.90m
5:33AM0.84m
5:49PM0.89m
6:22AM0.85m
6:41PM0.90m
Low Tide
10:51AM0.42m
11:33PM0.42m
11:41AM0.41m
00:28AM0.43m
12:32PM0.40m
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:52
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:52
5:52
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
9
10
11
12
13
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
11
11
12
13
12
12
Feels °C
5
9
11
11
9
6
5
4
4
3
2
1
4
5
8
3
2
5
9
7
7
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