Surf Forecasts:
Te Ikaamaru Bay surf forecast from 22 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Friday 24 Jul, 12PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period, NNW swell with 700 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 onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 3.0m 8s period and expected on Saturday (Jul 25) at 3PM.
| 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 folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the table for Te Ikaamaru Bay over the next couple of weeks.
Straight up, this is a tough stretch. The forecast is pretty grim for the first week and a half, with a real blank run of anything worthwhile. The water temp is sitting right around 55°, which is about average for this time of year, so nothing unusual there.
The first potential glimpse of something surfable doesn’t show up until Friday morning, 31st July. That morning there’s a brief window with swell around 6 ft from the NNW, but it’s a short period of 6 seconds and the wind is a light cross-onshore. The combined energy is moderate at 280. It’s only rated as marginal, and the afternoon cleans up with a light cross-off wind and the swell dropping to 4 ft, but the period is still short. Honestly, it’s not much to get excited about.
Then we hit Saturday, 1st August. The morning brings a little 2 ft NNW swell with an 8-second period, and the wind is offshore from the SE, which is a big positive for clean conditions. The combined energy is weak at 47. The afternoon sees a similar 2 ft swell with the same period and still offshore. It’s small, but it’s clean. For a beginner spot that’s fairly consistent, this is the best on offer. The swell direction is NNW, which is not the optimum NW, but the offshore wind will make it rideable.
After that, it’s back to very small or flat conditions with poor onshore winds for the rest of the run. The second week looks like a dead loss, with energy readings dropping to near zero. There’s a moment on the 7th of August with clean offshore wind, but no swell at all.
So, the one standout? Saturday, 1st August. It’s small, clean, and manageable for a beginner. Don’t get your hopes up for anything else in this window.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Mainly near gales. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue night, min 7°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun morning, calm by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | S 8 | NNW 8 | SSE 8 | SE 12 | NW 2 | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 24 | 65 | 275 | 580 | 590 | 316 | 100 | 75 | 36 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 47 | 105 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:18PM0.97m | 1:38AM0.94m | 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 | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:46PM0.39m | 7:56AM0.41m | 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 | ||||||||
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 | 7:37 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — |
 | — | 5:17 | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | -2 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 10 | NW 9 | SE 15 | SE 14 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 12 | SSE 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 24 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 100 | 61 | 20 | 56 | 53 | 149 | 121 | 51 | 47 | 193 | 54 | 70 | 68 | 64 | 57 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSE 10 | E 11 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | NW 15 | SE 16 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | SE 14 | ESE 13 | S 7 | SE 12 | SSW 10 | ESE 14 | SE 9 | SE 8 | S 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | 34 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 75 | 41 | 11 | 6 | 29 | 17 | 40 | 51 | 20 | 78 | 37 | 17 | 17 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | S 13 | SE 11 | SE 12 | S 14 | S 15 | NW 17 | SE 18 | NW 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | NNW 8 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | S 12 | SSW 10 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | W 14 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 36 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 42 | 12 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | S 5 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | 24 | 65 | 275 | 580 | 590 | 316 | 158 | 1272 | 805 | 358 | 217 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 47 | 105 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 120 | 115 | 139 | 155 | 115 | 120 | 95 | 59 | 21 | 59 | 19 | 76 | 51 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
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