Surf Forecasts:
Te Ikaamaru Bay surf forecast from 23 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Friday 24 Jul, 12PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period, NNW swell with 649 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 (Jul 24) at 12PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.9m 7s period and expected on Saturday (Jul 25) at 9PM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 12PM (Fri 24th Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Te Ikaamaru Bay over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, this is Rusty, and I gotta be straight with you – the next two weeks at Te Ikaamaru Bay are looking pretty grim. The forecast is a long, flat stretch of nothing worth paddling out for. It’s a tough one, but these blank runs happen here sometimes.
We start off on Friday the 24th with a messy 8.2ft swell from the NNW, but it's got a short period of 7 seconds and a howling 34 mph cross-on wind. The water’s about 55° so it’s average for the time of year, but you wouldn't know it with all that choppy, blown-out junk. It's not surfable, and honestly, with that energy (596) and the wind, it looks more like a day for the kite crew than paddle surfers.
Saturday the 25th sees the swell drop right off to 2.6ft, and while the wind cleans up to a cross-off, the wave energy is weak (75). It’s just too small. Sunday the 26th is even smaller, with 1ft dribblers. By Monday the 27th, we hit a flat spell with zero swell and glassy conditions – a total lake.
That flatness hangs around. Tuesday the 28th and Wednesday the 29th offer tiny, choppy windswell, but nothing with any grunt. A brief pulse of 5.2ft to 7.2ft swell rolls in from the 30th to the 31st, but it's blown out by onshore gales. The energy gets up to 434 but the quality is just poor. You’d be fighting a losing battle.
From the 1st of August right through to the 8th, it’s mostly flat or knee-high with no real energy. Even when the wind goes offshore on the 4th and 5th, the swell is a pathetic 0.7ft with a very long 18-second period. That’s hard to paddle into and just won’t break properly on a beach setup. The 8th of August finally shows a tiny 0.3ft pulse, but it’s too little, too late.
There are no standouts here. The whole 16-day window is a write-off for Te Ikaamaru Bay. Hang the boards up for a bit.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Fri morning, light winds from the SW by Sun night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the NW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||
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 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 15 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 12 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 596 | 620 | 211 | 75 | 37 | 37 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 130 | 252 | 252 | 424 | 52 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 2:06PM0.96m | 2:24AM0.92m | 2:51PM0.96m | 3:11AM0.90m | 3:33PM0.95m | 3:57AM0.88m | 4:14PM0.94m | 4:42AM0.86m | 4:55PM0.92m | 5:27AM0.85m | 5:38PM0.91m | 6:12AM0.84m | 6:23PM0.90m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:32PM0.41m | 8:37AM0.43m | 9:16PM0.43m | 9:19AM0.45m | 10:00PM0.44m | 10:02AM0.45m | 10:44PM0.45m | 10:47AM0.45m | 11:30PM0.45m | 11:33AM0.44m | 00:19AM0.44m | 12:19PM0.43m | 1:10AM0.43m | ||||||||
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 | 7:37 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — |
 | — | 5:19 | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:23 | — |
mm | 7 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | -2 | -1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 9 | SE 15 | SE 14 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | 14 | 6 | 1 | 75 | 37 | 20 | 55 | 53 | 45 | 24 | 18 | 58 | 104 | 111 | 84 | 67 | 64 | 96 | 38 | 41 | 52 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 17 | NNW 17 | SE 16 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 6 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 7 | S 7 | S 14 | S 15 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 29 | 41 | 11 | 10 | 46 | 44 | 11 | 31 | 37 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 39 | 37 | 30 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | S 8 | S 15 | SE 13 | S 16 | NW 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 9 | SE 13 | SSE 6 | — | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | — | N 17 | NW 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | 6 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 37 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 42 | 8 | — | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 6 | 10 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | S 4 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 7 | — |
| kJ | 596 | 620 | 211 | 48 | 148 | 271 | 117 | 77 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 130 | 252 | 252 | 424 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 129 | 139 | 80 | 21 | 98 | 59 | 21 | 59 | 51 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 16 |
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