Surf Forecasts:
Te Ikaamaru Bay surf forecast from 16 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 21 Jun, 3AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period, NNW swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 20 Jun, 6PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period, NW swell with 1,202 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 21 Jun, 3AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with NNW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Te Ikaamaru Bay this week:
The surf forecast for Te Ikaamaru Bay over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jun 21) at 3AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.5m and 8s period. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Te Ikaamaru Bay in the next 16 days are 3.5m 8s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jun 20) at 6PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.1m 6s period and expected on Thursday (Jun 18) at 6PM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 3AM (Sun 21st Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 3AM (Sun 21st Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 6PM (Sat 20th Jun) | 11ft (3.5m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Te Ikaamaru Bay over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue night, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Tue night, light winds from the ESE by Wed night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat night, min 11°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tue 23 | |||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 16 | S 18 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | S 14 | S 17 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 52 | 74 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 24 | 34 | 123 | 684 | 620 | 53 | 29 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:28AM1.01m | 7:48PM1.12m | 8:27AM1.01m | 8:47PM1.10m | 9:24AM1.00m | 9:46PM1.07m | 10:18AM1.00m | 10:44PM1.04m | 11:11AM0.99m | 11:39PM1.01m | 12:03PM0.98m | 00:32AM0.99m | 12:56PM0.98m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 1:28AM0.30m | 1:41PM0.28m | 2:30AM0.28m | 2:39PM0.27m | 3:27AM0.27m | 3:37PM0.26m | 4:22AM0.27m | 4:35PM0.27m | 5:16AM0.28m | 5:33PM0.29m | 6:07AM0.30m | 6:29PM0.31m | 6:55AM0.32m | ||||||||
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 | — | 7:46 | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:47 | — |
 | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | 4:59 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 9 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | NW 6 | S 13 | S 8 | S 11 | S 15 | S 11 | S 18 | S 16 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | NNW 7 | S 13 | S 12 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 17 | S 14 |
| kJ | 90 | 74 | 55 | 176 | 279 | 70 | 154 | 1561 | 897 | 430 | 235 | 129 | 37 | 53 | 87 | 177 | 404 | 672 | 561 | 1491 | 701 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 10 | NW 6 | S 13 | SE 11 | NW 4 | S 15 | — | E 19 | — | E 16 | — | S 16 | S 10 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | S 18 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 38 | 92 | 8 | 219 | 5 | 5 | 150 | — | 7 | — | 5 | — | 43 | 32 | 29 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 498 | 6 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | S 14 | NW 8 | NW 5 | — | — | NW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | — | SE 4 | E 14 | — | SE 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 99 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | — | 4 | 4 | — | 6 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | WSW 3 | S 10 | — | NW 4 | S 11 | S 6 | — | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | S 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 52 | 2 | 218 | — | 15 | 515 | 148 | — | 24 | 34 | 123 | 684 | 620 | 10 | 5 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 51 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 51 | 59 | 60 | 16 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 125 | 98 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 59 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 54 |
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