Te Ikaamaru Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, g’day, I’m Rusty. Look, I’ve got to be straight with you – this isn’t a pretty picture for Te Ikaamaru Bay over the next 16 days. The whole outlook is a bit of a write-off. We’re looking at a long, dry stretch with very little surfable energy, and even when something shows up, the conditions are ordinary.

The first real chance to even think about getting wet won’t be until Saturday, August 15th. That’s over a week and a half away. The entire week before that – from Sunday, August 2nd right through to Friday, August 14th – is a mess. You’ve got tiny windswell, fluky winds, and a lot of days with zero swell. There’s a few glassy moments on the 3rd and 11th, but with swell heights under 3 ft and periods of 5 seconds or less, it’s not worth paddling out for. The 4th through the 7th are completely flat with clean, empty water, but no waves to ride. A few days in the second week, like the 13th and 14th, see a bump in size but the wind is a nasty cross-onshore, making it choppy and lumpy. Not good.

Now, for the one standout – and I use that term loosely. Saturday, August 15th. Saturday morning (15th) we see a jump to 6 ft swell from the north, with a period of 6 seconds. The combined energy hits 216 (moderate). The wind is offshore from the SSE, so the lineup will be clean. That’s the best we’ve got. The afternoon drops to 6 ft from the NNW with a period of 10 seconds, and the energy builds to 628 (strong) but the wind goes cross-offshore, which is less ideal. The morning session is the pick.

For a beginner spot, 6 ft is getting a bit big, but for a confident surfer, it’s rideable. The swell direction is north, but the optimum for this break is NW, so it’s not a perfect match. The break is fairly consistent, but crowds are possible here. The water temp is about average for this time of year, nothing unusual.

Sunday the 16th holds a bit of leftover energy at 4 ft, but it’s dropping off and the wind is clean.

Other than that, there’s nothing else. It’s a long, bleak run. For this area, a blank run like this isn’t totally abnormal, but it’s frustrating. The wind does blow clean a lot, so when the swell finally shows up, it’ll be good. But for now, leave the board in the shed.

Rusty.

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