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Kumera Patch surf break

Kumera Patch surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 11 Jan 2026 NZDT
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Kumera Patch surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Kumera Patch sea temperature is
19.8° C
 (Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Kumera Patch today?

The current surf forecast for Kumera Patch at 1PM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 11). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Afternoon (11 Jan)6ft (1.9m)10s
Evening (11 Jan)8ft (2.5m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wed
14
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
3
1
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.9
W
2.2
W
2.5
W
3
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
2.4
W
2.2
W
2
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.4
WSW
Period(s) (?)141414141010111212111111111012121211111111101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11431091111112886469861625250232103343271822131326101511381426142211261008787808676676370
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
15
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
30
NW
30
W
20
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
10
SW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		onononononononcrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:14AM
2.48
4:33PM
2.49
5:12AM
2.38
5:32PM
2.37
6:17AM
2.34
6:39PM
2.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:28AM
0.85
11:01PM
0.81
11:27AM
0.98
11:59PM
0.89
12:32PM
1.04
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wed
14
Sunrise-6:09-------6:11-------6:11------
Sunset-----8:52-------8:52-------8:52--
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--------11--------------
Temp. °C181820212120202018161718181715141415161818171514
Feels °C (?)181819202019181714141313131212121314151615141312
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