Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kumera Patch today (11 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kumera Patch at 2AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 10). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (11 Nov) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Nov) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Kumera Patch. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Fri 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 346 | 257 | 253 | 196 | 204 | 320 | 349 | 782 | 684 | 505 | 481 | 400 | 365 | 315 | 515 | 576 | 749 | 870 | 826 | 752 | 1614 | 1704 |
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 | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:14PM2.95m | 11:35AM3.04m | 11:50PM2.89m | 12:12PM2.97m | 00:27AM2.79m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:26AM0.29m | 5:49PM0.41m | 6:02AM0.38m | 6:26PM0.50m | 6:39AM0.48m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — |
 | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | 8:14 |
mm | 13 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | NW 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | W 8 | WSW 15 | W 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 346 | 257 | 253 | 196 | 204 | 320 | 349 | 127 | 125 | 505 | 123 | 226 | 212 | 315 | 306 | 576 | 749 | 309 | 826 | 241 | 1614 | 1704 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | WNW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | N 15 | N 15 | WSW 16 | WNW 8 | WSW 15 | N 15 | N 14 |
| kJ | 9 | 2 | 2 | 69 | 193 | 187 | 147 | 14 | 31 | 125 | 104 | 91 | 121 | 279 | 515 | 4 | 4 | 870 | 136 | 752 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | W 20 | N 12 | N 17 | WSW 18 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | SW 12 | N 16 | — | — | N 15 | WSW 8 | N 15 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 61 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 142 | 5 | — | — | 4 | 116 | 4 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NW 10 | NW 9 | N 6 | NW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 143 | 188 | 219 | 194 | 127 | 71 | 72 | 782 | 684 | 30 | 481 | 400 | 365 | — | — | 346 | 318 | — | — | — | 149 | 149 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 27 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 265 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 232 | 267 | 263 | 263 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 112 |
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