Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kumera Patch today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kumera Patch at 9PM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Kumera Patch. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 17 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1326 | 1420 | 718 | 757 | 543 | 1125 | 753 | 753 | 1136 | 1154 | 2034 | 1953 | 1670 | 1504 | 1351 | 1332 | 1247 | 1079 | 929 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:37AM2.76m | 2:04PM2.64m | 2:22AM2.53m | 2:55PM2.45m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:35PM0.55m | 7:58AM0.58m | 8:21PM0.78m | 8:46AM0.79m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 1326 | 1420 | 718 | 757 | 411 | 1125 | 753 | 753 | 573 | 1154 | 2034 | 1953 | 1670 | 1504 | 1351 | 1332 | 1247 | 1079 | 929 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSE 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 11 | — | SSE 5 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 15 | 569 | 514 | 543 | 348 | 650 | 643 | 1136 | 489 | — | 21 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 9 | S 10 | WSW 18 | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | S 16 | — | — | — | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 29 | 68 | 240 | — | 139 | 141 | 5 | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 3 | SSE 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | SSE 5 | — | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 210 | 498 | 498 | 266 | 143 | 85 | 43 | — | 8 | — | — | — | 29 | 24 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 86 | 112 | 112 | 34 |
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