Surf Forecasts:
Te Ikaamaru Bay surf forecast from 8 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 16 Sep, 3AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period, NW swell with 1,103 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Te Ikaamaru Bay this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Te Ikaamaru Bay in the next 16 days are 3.0m 8s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 16) at 3AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.4m 7s period and expected on Thursday (Sep 10) at 6PM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 3AM (Wed 16th Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Te Ikaamaru Bay over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here, giving ya the full picture for Te Ikaamaru Bay. The long and short of it is that we’ve got a whole lotta nothing for the first chunk of the forecast, then one real good day right at the end.
From the 9th of September straight through to the 23rd, it’s a flat spell. The swell is tiny and weak, with combined energy sometimes as low as 7 and 5, and never really getting into triple digits properly until it’s already blown out. The 0.1m and 0.2m days with offshore wind look pretty, but you can’t ride that. Most of the time the wind is hammering from the north or northwest, making the sea a lumpy, messy place. The only thing that’s pumping is the wind, so if you’re into kite surfing, those days around the 15th and 16th when the swell hits 5ft to 6ft and the wind is screaming onshore will look interesting. For the rest of us, it’s a waiting game.
The only day that really gets my heart pumping is Thursday the 24th of September (morning). This is the one. The forecast is showing a clean 10ft swell from the northwest, pushed by a gentle offshore breeze from the south-southeast. (Combined energy of 916). It’s a proper winter swell. Now, 10ft is big – this is for experienced surfers only. The period is 8 seconds, not a super long groundswell, but it’ll have some grunt. This is the optimum direction for the bay, and with offshore winds, it’s going to look like a postcard. Just keep in mind that this spot can get crowded sometimes, so if the forecast holds, everyone will be heading there on that Thursday. It’s a long wait, but that one morning looks like the real deal.
Rusty out.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the NW by Wed night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri night, min 7°C on Fri night). Mainly near gales. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 3 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 20 | NNW 19 | NW 18 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 16 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 11 | 7 | 5 | 292 | 92 | 21 | 15 | 36 | 51 | 30 | 10 | 40 | 35 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 52 | 85 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross | off | off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:31AM0.94m | 3:55PM1.02m | 4:29AM0.93m | 4:53PM1.01m | 5:26AM0.93m | 5:50PM0.99m | 6:22AM0.94m | 6:46PM0.98m | 7:17AM0.95m | 7:42PM0.96m | 8:11AM0.96m | 8:37PM0.95m | |||||||
Low Tide | 9:20PM0.28m | 9:43AM0.27m | 10:16PM0.30m | 10:42AM0.27m | 11:15PM0.32m | 11:42AM0.28m | 00:17AM0.34m | 12:41PM0.30m | 1:15AM0.36m | 1:38PM0.32m | 2:09AM0.38m | 2:34PM0.35m | 2:59AM0.39m | ||||||
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 | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | 15 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 |
Feels °C | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 7 | -2 | -1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | NNW 6 | S 19 | S 6 | S 6 | NW 6 | S 15 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 33 | 32 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 21 | 64 | 67 | 28 | 30 | 302 | 1398 | 1324 | 991 | 1160 | 716 | 638 | 472 | 292 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NNW 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NW 20 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | NW 5 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 |
| kJ | 11 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 97 | 94 | 134 | 7 | 40 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | S 19 | S 18 | S 14 | S 22 | S 19 | NNW 19 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 16 | — | — | NW 17 | NW 17 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 63 | 36 | 51 | 12 | 10 | — | — | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 3 | NW 6 | NW 6 | S 6 | S 7 | — | NNW 4 | SW 3 | SSE 4 | — | NW 5 | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 292 | 92 | 192 | 469 | — | 26 | 2 | 33 | — | 35 | — | — | — | 14 | 52 | 85 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 16 | 70 | 76 | 70 | 150 | 108 | 51 | 51 | 16 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 16 | 51 | 51 | 16 |
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