Te Ikaamaru Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what Te Ikaamaru Bay has on offer over the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – this is a rough patch. For the first two weeks, the surf is pretty much a write-off. The wind is either howling onshore or swinging cross-onshore, and the wave quality is just poor. There’s a stretch from Monday the 31st of August right through to Tuesday the 15th of September where the models are showing nothing but “poor surf conditions” across the board. That’s a long, dry spell.

We do see some decent swell energy pop up, especially around Friday the 4th of September, when the combined energy hits 1405 (strong to very strong) with a 10ft NNW swell. But don’t get excited – the wind is a fresh breeze straight onshore, making it a total mess. That kind of setup with a beach break would be more interesting for kite surfing than a paddle session. The same goes for Sunday the 6th, with near gale-force winds and a 10ft swell – blown out.

There’s a brief window on Thursday the 10th of September morning and afternoon where the wind goes light cross-off and the surf is clean, but the swell height is only 2ft to 3ft, and the energy is weak (32 to 62). It’s clean but tiny. Not worth paddling out for.

Now, the standout. The best shot we’ve got is on Tuesday the 15th of September morning. The wind goes glassy, and the swell is a solid 8ft from the NW with a period of 7 seconds. The combined energy is 538 (moderate to strong). That’s a serious amount of water moving, but keep in mind that 8ft is expert territory, especially with a short period like that. Glassy conditions are a major positive, so it’ll be clean. But for a beginner, that’s too big. The water temperature is about average for the time of year, nothing unusual.

Overall, the only real window is that Tuesday morning. Everything else is a bust. This is a tough run for the Bay, but it won’t stay this way forever.

Rusty.

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