Kumera Patch Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.15° S 173.85° E

Kumera Patch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kumera Patch sea temperature is
13.9°C
0.5° 

Kumera Patch surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Kumera Patch today (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Kumera Patch at 5PM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Afternoon (27 Aug)6ft (1.9m)12s
Evening (27 Aug)6ft (1.8m)12s

Table - waves today at Kumera Patch. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Thu night, light winds from the W by Fri night).

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
2
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.8
W
12
1.4
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
10
2.4
WNW
9
2.4
WNW
10
3
NW
10
3
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
2.4
NW
9
2
NW
9
1.6
NW
8
1
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
12
2
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
10
2.2
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1338
1180
1051
976
926
386
579
832
971
1035
1531
1400
1112
898
585
372
351
536
943
865
913
Wind (km/h)
10
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
N
30
N
30
NNW
25
NNW
10
W
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:13AM2.82m
9:31PM3.03m
9:48AM2.95m
10:05PM3.15m
10:22AM3.05m
Low Tide
3:18PM0.37m
3:42AM0.31m
3:53PM0.24m
4:16AM0.18m
4:28PM0.16m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:54
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:57
5:58
5:59
 mm
1
1
6
4
1
1
Temp °C
14
15
15
13
14
13
13
12
13
13
14
14
13
13
13
12
12
11
12
12
12
Feels °C
13
13
13
11
11
8
7
6
7
7
8
9
8
10
12
9
9
6
7
7
6
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