Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kumera Patch today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kumera Patch at 5PM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Kumera Patch. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the N by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1848 | 1159 | 934 | 752 | 595 | 486 | 472 | 394 | 394 | 388 | 382 | 430 | 781 | 909 | 1166 | 708 | 1334 | 1048 | 1426 | 4489 | 3046 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:05PM3.03m | 00:19AM2.93m | 12:42PM2.86m | 00:57AM2.71m | 1:22PM2.66m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:18PM0.37m | 6:36AM0.41m | 6:57PM0.58m | 7:14AM0.62m | 7:40PM0.80m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 13 | 6 | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 7 | WSW 13 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 1848 | 1159 | 934 | 752 | 595 | 224 | 472 | 126 | 91 | 388 | 382 | 430 | 781 | 909 | 1166 | 708 | 1334 | 1048 | 1426 | 280 | 161 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | WSW 14 | W 20 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 6 | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | N 7 | — | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 486 | 8 | 394 | 394 | 69 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 427 | 680 | — | 92 | — | 157 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | W 20 | S 8 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 1 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | WSW 6 | NW 4 | W 5 | WNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 5 | N 4 | N 5 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 132 | 110 | 147 | 200 | 247 | 285 | 175 | — | 126 | 12 | 45 | 45 | 21 | 36 | 45 | 31 | 59 | 964 | 773 | 4489 | 3046 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 162 | 272 | 250 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 270 | 240 | 264 | 88 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 226 | 267 | 265 | 225 |
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