Kumera Patch Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.15° S 173.85° E

Kumera Patch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kumera Patch sea temperature is
14.0°C
0.7° 

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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Kumera Patch at 4PM is: 5.5m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)16ft (5.0m)11s
Afternoon (31 Aug)16ft (5.0m)11s
Evening (31 Aug)18ft (5.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Mon night, light winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Mon
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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)
0
0
0
6
7
0
6
6
6
6
5
4
3
3
2
3
3
2
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
WSW
11
5
WSW
11
5
WSW
11
5.5
WSW
12
5.5
WSW
12
5.5
WSW
12
5.5
WSW
12
5
WSW
13
5
WSW
13
4.5
WSW
13
4.5
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5764
6411
6651
8527
9261
8834
8975
8523
8060
7307
6430
5961
5330
4735
3859
3556
3556
1186
1303
1303
1127
Wind (km/h)
40
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
20
W
25
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:31AM3.12m
11:47PM3.19m
12:09PM3.07m
00:25AM3.08m
12:50PM2.97m
Low Tide
5:40PM0.17m
6:03AM0.13m
6:20PM0.26m
6:44AM0.24m
7:04PM0.40m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
6:46
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6:00
6:00
6:01
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
10
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
14
13
13
Feels °C
4
5
4
4
3
3
2
1
3
3
5
5
6
7
7
7
8
8
10
9
10
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