
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kumera Patch today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kumera Patch at 11AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Kumera Patch. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the S by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
653 | 908 | 1169 | 1151 | 1077 | 1044 | 980 | 875 | 377 | 320 | 440 | 859 | 936 | 978 | 931 | 1018 | 1268 | 2310 | 7150 | 18872 | 20144 | 16139 | 11539 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:08AM2.42m | 4:51PM2.39m | 5:14AM2.33m | 5:59PM2.38m | 6:22AM2.33m | 7:02PM2.45m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:35AM0.85m | 11:08PM1.00m | 11:37AM0.91m | 00:15AM1.02m | 12:40PM0.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | NW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
653 | 908 | 1169 | 1151 | 1077 | 1044 | 980 | 875 | 377 | 320 | 440 | 451 | 757 | 657 | 931 | 302 | 767 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | — | — | W 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 9 | WSW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
53 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | 55 | 55 | 54 | — | — | 8 | 35 | 222 | 329 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 48 | — | — | — | — | 241 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 3 | — | — | W 5 | NW 4 | WNW 6 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
— | — | — | 3 | — | — | 80 | 26 | 95 | 90 | 326 | 859 | 936 | 978 | — | 1018 | 1268 | 2310 | 7150 | 18872 | 20144 | 16139 | 11539 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 271 | 112 | 112 | 88 | 112 | 112 | 341 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 265 | 264 | 357 | 219 | 240 | 213 |
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