Surf Forecasts:
Te Ikaamaru Bay surf forecast from 12 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 14 Jul, 3AM (local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 7s period, NNW swell with 574 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 2.4m 7s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 14) at 3AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.0m 22s period and expected on Sunday (Jul 19) at 12AM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 3AM (Tue 14th Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Te Ikaamaru Bay over the next 16 days.
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what Te Ikaamaru Bay has in store for us over the next couple of weeks. I gotta be straight with you, it's a tough stretch.
Right now, and for the next 16 days, there just isn't any decent surf to get excited about. The swell window is pretty much asleep, and even when a little pulse tries to show, the wind is usually howling from the wrong direction. We’re looking at a long, flat gap here. You’ll see a few very small waves pop up on the morning of July 13th, but with a strong onshore wind from the NNW at 25 mph, it’s all just messy windswell. Not worth paddling out for.
The only time we get something that might look okay is on Thursday, July 16th. The wind turns light offshore from the SSE at 9 mph in the afternoon, and the water will be glassy clean. But even then, the swell is tiny, only 1 ft from the NNW with a short 6-second period. The combined energy is next to nothing (7). It’s a beginner spot anyway, so if you’re just learning to pop up, you might get a few knee-high dribblers. But for anyone wanting a real wave, it’s a pass.
The rest of the period is a write-off. Strong winds, onshore, and no swell to speak of. There’s a few days with clean offshore winds around the 18th and 20th of July, but with no swell at all, it’s just flat. The water temp is sitting around 55°F with no big anomaly, so pretty average for this time of year.
Bottom line: there are zero standout days. This place just isn’t firing. It’s one of those blank runs that happens sometimes around here. Best to find something else to do or just keep an eye on the charts—it never stays this flat forever.
Stay salty,
Rusty
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue night, min 7°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sun morning, strong winds from the N by Mon night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 16 | NW 16 | N 3 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | SE 16 | NNW 4 | N 4 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | S 23 | NW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10 | 10 | 4 | 48 | 103 | 428 | 178 | 145 | 218 | 50 | 87 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:33PM1.07m | 4:08AM0.98m | 4:29PM1.09m | 5:08AM0.98m | 5:27PM1.10m | 6:07AM0.98m | 6:27PM1.09m | 7:06AM0.98m | 7:27PM1.08m | 8:04AM0.98m | 8:26PM1.05m | 9:01AM0.98m | 9:24PM1.03m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:20AM0.34m | 9:57PM0.32m | 10:18AM0.32m | 10:57PM0.31m | 11:19AM0.30m | 00:01AM0.30m | 12:19PM0.28m | 1:05AM0.29m | 1:18PM0.26m | 2:06AM0.29m | 2:17PM0.26m | 3:03AM0.29m | 3:15PM0.27m | ||||||||
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 | 7:45 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | 7:41 | — | — |
 | — | 5:08 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:13 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 12 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | NW 17 | NNW 16 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | S 5 | SE 16 | ESE 15 | SE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | S 23 | S 22 |
| kJ | 153 | 116 | 73 | 27 | 14 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 25 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 66 | 88 | 121 | 152 | 158 | 1028 | 3659 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | E 8 | S 12 | E 8 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | NW 16 | S 4 | NNW 6 | SSE 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 11 | S 10 | SE 14 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 8 | 7 | 16 | 14 | 33 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 41 | 41 | 22 | 54 | 102 | 89 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 16 | NW 16 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 9 | — | E 9 | S 12 | N 18 | S 8 | S 19 | S 15 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | — | SSW 9 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 10 | NW 17 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | — | 7 | 35 | 37 | 32 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 2 | N 3 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | S 2 | — | — | — | NNW 4 | N 4 | — | S 2 | S 6 | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 4 | 48 | 103 | 428 | 178 | 145 | 218 | 50 | 87 | 1 | — | — | — | 14 | 10 | — | 1 | 89 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 16 | 51 | 51 | 75 | 75 | 100 | 115 | 98 | 76 | 76 | 16 | 51 | 54 | 16 | 51 | 16 | 51 | 108 | 59 | 51 |
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