Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kumera Patch today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kumera Patch at 9AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.0m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 24s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Kumera Patch. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri night, strong winds from the SW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 17 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 567 | 756 | 1467 | 1644 | 1229 | 1608 | 1396 | 952 | 625 | 401 | 261 | 260 | 293 | 622 | 395 | 492 | 800 | 1121 | 1259 | 926 | 1525 | 1514 | 2579 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:48AM2.95m | 10:05PM3.15m | 10:22AM3.05m | 10:38PM3.22m | 10:56AM3.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:42AM0.31m | 3:53PM0.24m | 4:16AM0.18m | 4:28PM0.16m | 4:51AM0.10m | 5:03PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 11 | NNW 8 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | NNW 7 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | NNW 8 | WSW 16 | N 8 |
| kJ | 567 | 756 | 389 | 384 | 1229 | 277 | 269 | 265 | 625 | 401 | 238 | 147 | 293 | 76 | 395 | 492 | 20 | 559 | 662 | 813 | 6 | 848 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | WSW 14 | W 24 | W 24 | WSW 14 | W 23 | W 23 | WSW 22 | WSW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | NNW 8 | W 9 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | WSW 13 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 147 | 316 | 11 | 11 | 373 | 11 | 41 | 49 | 269 | 184 | 235 | 260 | 109 | 78 | 48 | 30 | 9 | 28 | 15 | 147 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | — | — | — | W 24 | — | — | — | W 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 21 | W 9 | WSW 20 | W 9 | WSW 12 | NNW 10 | NNW 7 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | — | N 8 | — |
| kJ | 196 | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | 58 | 215 | 261 | 147 | 126 | 311 | 36 | 98 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 13 | — | 5 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | N 6 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NNE 6 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | — | — | WSW 8 | SW 6 | WSW 11 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 84 | 141 | 1467 | 1644 | 165 | 1608 | 1396 | 952 | — | — | — | 181 | 62 | 622 | 342 | 384 | 800 | 1121 | 1259 | 926 | 1525 | 1514 | 2579 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 109 | 112 | 270 | 270 | 267 | 238 | 232 | 112 | 120 | 162 | 9 | 162 | 120 | 120 | 86 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 256 | 267 | 278 | 271 | 271 |
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