Te Ikaamaru Bay surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 16 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
14.9° 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 21s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 16). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)--
Afternoon (16 May)0.5ft (0.1m)21s
Evening (16 May)0.5ft (0.1m)19s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tue
19
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 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
Period (s)
1.1
S
11
0.1
N
21
0.1
N
21
0.1
N
20
0.1
NW
19
0.1
NW
18
0.1
NW
18
0.1
NW
18
0.8
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
15
0.1
N
15
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.1
N
17
0.1
N
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
9
9
7
15
13
12
12
0
0
10
10
10
9
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
5
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SE
5
SW
5
SW
5
N
5
N
5
N
10
N
20
N
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:15PM1.04m
5:52AM1.00m
6:13PM1.08m
6:52AM1.01m
7:11PM1.11m
Low Tide
11:08AM0.39m
11:42PM0.36m
12:11PM0.38m
00:47AM0.34m
1:10PM0.35m
1:51AM0.31m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:24
7:24
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:10
5:09
5:08
Temp °C
8
9
9
9
9
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
9
9
9
10
12
12
12
12
11
11
2
3
3
3
4
5
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
7
7
8
10
11
10
10
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
11
0.3
S
15
0.1
N
21
0.1
N
20
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.1
NW
18
1
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.8
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
9
Energy kJ
303
39
9
7
168
165
12
202
125
158
121
118
90
103
78
76
55
51
50
36
71
70
68
64
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
16
0.1
N
21
0.1
NW
19
0.1
NW
18
0.1
E
11
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
11
0.1
N
17
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
42
9
15
13
2
18
20
21
46
45
44
19
16
16
15
14
14
10
5
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
20
0.1
NW
18
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
20
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
15
0.1
N
15
0.2
S
13
0.1
SE
10
0.1
N
16
Energy kJ
7
12
9
8
10
10
10
9
4
14
4
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
4
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
11
0.8
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
1
S
10
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
Energy kJ
27
344
332
319
19
12
206
2
4
5
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
115
115
115
60
60
54
54
54
54
54
54
54
21
21
21
21
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
Best forecast wave conditions in Wellington
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
5
4
5
4
7
9
9
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
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