Surf Forecasts:
Te Ikaamaru Bay surf forecast from 29 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Friday 4 Sep, 6AM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period, NNW swell with 599 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 2.5m 7s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 04) at 6AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 3.5m 11s period and expected on Tuesday (Sep 01) at 3PM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 6AM (Fri 4th Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Te Ikaamaru Bay over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here with the bad news. For the next 16 days at Te Ikaamaru Bay, you can pretty much forget it. There's not a single decent surf window in the whole run. The swell tries to show up, but the wind is almost always howling onshore, making a mess of everything.
Starting Saturday, August 29th, it's already blown out. Strong NNW winds at 28 mph, straight onshore, pushing around a lumpy 6ft swell from the NNW. The ocean's got some moderate energy, but it's just wind chop. Useless. That's the story for the first week. The wind stays strong and onshore, the swell gets bigger but it's all just a churned-up mess. On September 4th, we get a 8ft NNW swell with strong energy, but with 25 mph onshore winds, it's only for the crazies. There's a few moments of calm, like the morning of September 7th, which is glassy, but the swell is tiny and weak.
The second week is no better. We get a massive spike on September 6th (a week away) with an 12ft NNW swell and some serious big energy, but it's screaming onshore at 40 mph. That's not a surf session, that's a washing machine. Even the best-looking swell on paper, a 6ft groundswell with a very long 12-second period on September 9th, is completely ruined by a 40 mph onshore gale. The only offshore wind we see is on the afternoon of the 13th, but it's with a tiny 2ft swell. Clean, but flat. Kite surfers might have a ball, but for paddle surfing, it's a 16-day blank. Things can always change, but right now, it's a solid "nope."
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sat night, near gales from the WNW by Mon afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | |||||||||||||||
AM | 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) | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | S 12 | NW 4 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 202 | 101 | 35 | 39 | 258 | 79 | 54 | 258 | 236 | 25 | 14 | 0 | 16 | 278 | 296 | 296 | 247 | 321 | 598 | 203 | 88 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | cross-on | cross | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:41PM0.90m | 7:13AM0.86m | 7:35PM0.90m | 8:04AM0.89m | 8:31PM0.91m | 8:55AM0.92m | 9:25PM0.93m | 9:45AM0.96m | 10:17PM0.94m | 10:34AM0.99m | 11:07PM0.96m | 11:23AM1.02m | 11:55PM0.96m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 12:32PM0.40m | 1:23AM0.42m | 1:26PM0.40m | 2:14AM0.42m | 2:21PM0.39m | 3:03AM0.40m | 3:19PM0.38m | 3:52AM0.39m | 4:15PM0.36m | 4:40AM0.37m | 5:08PM0.34m | 5:28AM0.35m | 5:59PM0.32m | ||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — |
 | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:59 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 3 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 13 | S 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 17 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | 157 | 149 | 74 | 46 | 58 | 134 | 963 | 722 | 603 | 636 | 1520 | 1920 | 1572 | 2505 | 1130 | 473 | 276 | 144 | 74 | 49 | 93 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | S 11 | S 13 | S 12 | SSE 10 | S 7 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NW 15 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | SE 12 | — | — | S 12 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 7 | 181 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 14 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 3 | 5 | 10 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | NNW 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NW 16 | SE 11 | — | — | — | NW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 14 | S 16 | S 14 |
| kJ | 19 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 5 | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 5 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | S 7 | S 11 | — | NW 4 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 202 | 101 | 35 | 39 | 258 | 79 | 54 | 258 | 236 | 349 | 2515 | — | 16 | 278 | 296 | 296 | 247 | 321 | 598 | 203 | 88 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 51 | 51 | 51 | 21 | 70 | 87 | 59 | 76 | 286 | 51 | 16 | 16 | 51 | 76 | 51 | 51 | 115 | 51 | 76 | 80 | 4 |
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