Te Ikaamaru Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.25° S 174.63° E

Te Ikaamaru Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Te Ikaamaru Bay sea temperature is
12.2° C
0.2° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Te Ikaamaru Bay at 9AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)5ft (1.6m)6s
Afternoon (16 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (16 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Thu morning, calm by Thu night).

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
NW
6
1.8
NW
6
1.6
NW
6
1.1
NW
6
0.7
NW
6
0.6
NNW
6
0.4
NNW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NW
6
0.9
S
8
0.3
NNW
5
0.4
NNW
3
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
16
0.2
NNW
4
0.2
NNW
4
0.2
NNW
4
0.1
NW
15
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
5
1
S
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
209
231
184
92
34
22
17
11
9
0
5
3
10
10
1
2
2
9
2
3
4
3
12
0
Wind (km/h)
40
NW
35
NW
35
NW
15
WSW
20
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
0
NNE
5
NNE
15
N
25
N
30
N
25
N
20
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNW
30
N
30
NNW
35
NNW
30
N
15
NNE
10
NE
10
SSW
Wind State
on
on
on
cross
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:06AM0.98m
7:27PM1.08m
8:04AM0.98m
8:26PM1.05m
9:01AM0.98m
9:24PM1.03m
Low Tide
1:05AM0.29m
1:18PM0.26m
2:06AM0.29m
2:17PM0.26m
3:03AM0.29m
3:15PM0.27m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:41
7:41
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:13
5:13
5:14
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
10
11
11
10
Feels °C
6
8
8
11
6
7
7
9
9
7
5
4
6
6
7
8
7
4
2
2
4
7
9
8
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