Surf Forecasts:
Te Ikaamaru Bay surf forecast from 1 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Friday 4 Sep, 9AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period, NNW swell with 1,028 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 Friday (Sep 04) at 9AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 5.5m 11s period and expected on Monday (Sep 07) at 6PM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 9AM (Fri 4th Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Te Ikaamaru Bay over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, Rusty here.
Look, I’ve gotta be straight with you – the next couple of weeks at Te Ikaamaru Bay are looking pretty grim. There’s simply no decent surf on offer across the entire 16-day window. Every single session comes up as poor surf conditions, so there’s nothing to get excited about.
We start off with a tiny 0.6ft NW windswell on Tuesday morning, with a light cross-off breeze, but it’s just too small to bother with. The water temp is hanging around 56°, which feels a touch warmer than normal for this time of year.
Wednesday the 2nd brings a bit more size – 3ft to 6ft – but it’s hammered by strong onshore winds, making it a total mess. Thursday continues that trend with more onshores and lumpy, blown-out conditions.
Friday the 4th sees a big spike to 12ft from the NNW, but with near-gale-force onshore winds, you’d be mad to paddle out. That kind of energy (combined swell energy at 1347) is just all wind chop and no shape. The rest of the first week keeps up the pattern: onshores, rain, and garbage surf.
Things calm down size-wise from the 7th, but we’re stuck with tiny, inconsistent leftovers. On Tuesday the 8th, we get a glassy afternoon with 1.0ft, but it’s so small you could barely ride it on a foamboard. The long-period 15-second pulse on the 7th afternoon is there but only 1ft – a tease with no power.
From the 9th onward it’s a long, flat stretch. A few pulses show up mid-month – like a 3ft on the 13th with light side-shore wind – but even that’s just a short-period chop with almost no energy (combined swell energy of 37). Honestly, it’s a wasteland.
If you’re desperate for a paddle, the cleanest windows are Tuesday afternoon the 8th with glassy conditions, or maybe the 13th afternoon with light winds, but don’t expect a wave. For the experienced crew, there’s nothing worth suiting up for. Beginners, there’s nothing for you either. This stretch is one of those blank runs where the area just doesn’t deliver.
Given the onshore winds and shifting swell, this setup might look more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing if the wind stays strong – but for us wave riders, it’s a hard pass.
Keep your eyes on the charts, things can change.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue night, gales from the NNW by Thu night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat morning, near gales from the N by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 4 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 75 | 60 | 248 | 206 | 256 | 348 | 270 | 1028 | 434 | 154 | 39 | 169 | 147 | 374 | 888 | 407 | 147 | 98 | 45 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:25PM0.93m | 9:45AM0.96m | 10:17PM0.94m | 10:34AM0.99m | 11:07PM0.96m | 11:23AM1.02m | 11:55PM0.96m | 12:15PM1.03m | 00:44AM0.96m | 1:09PM1.04m | 1:37AM0.96m | 2:03PM1.04m | 2:33AM0.95m | |||||||
Low Tide | 3:19PM0.38m | 3:52AM0.39m | 4:15PM0.36m | 4:40AM0.37m | 5:08PM0.34m | 5:28AM0.35m | 5:59PM0.32m | 6:17AM0.32m | 6:49PM0.30m | 7:05AM0.30m | 7:38PM0.28m | 7:54AM0.28m | 8:28PM0.28m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
 | 5:55 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | -4 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 7 | S 10 | S 8 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 16 | S 16 | NNW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 2453 | 1650 | 1060 | 1431 | 726 | 278 | 157 | 108 | 48 | 27 | 25 | 17 | 35 | 25 | 14 | 47 | 45 | 147 | 98 | 45 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 6 | S 17 | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 10 | SE 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 9 | S 14 | NW 15 | S 13 | S 16 | SSW 9 | NW 16 | S 16 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 75 | 708 | — | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 7 | 16 | 9 | 32 | 47 | 7 | 10 | 19 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 15 | NW 16 | S 15 | NW 15 | S 15 | NW 15 | SE 9 | S 9 | N 16 | NW 16 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 10 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 4 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | S 6 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | 29 | 60 | 248 | 206 | 256 | 348 | 270 | 1028 | 434 | 154 | 39 | 169 | 147 | 374 | 888 | 407 | 141 | 4640 | 3228 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 115 | 115 | 117 | 76 | 71 | 76 | 166 | 80 | 98 | 95 | 252 |
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