Kumera Patch Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.15° S 173.85° E

Kumera Patch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kumera Patch sea temperature is
14.0°C
0.5° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Kumera Patch at 4AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (16 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (16 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Thu morning).

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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)
2
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
12
1.8
W
12
1.9
WSW
12
2.1
W
11
2.3
W
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
595
486
472
394
394
388
382
430
517
909
937
1107
1990
1064
1144
1533
2931
Wind (km/h)
15
W
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
N
20
NNW
20
N
25
N
35
N
40
NNE
20
NNW
30
SW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross
High Tide
00:19AM2.93m
12:42PM2.86m
00:57AM2.71m
1:22PM2.66m
Low Tide
6:18PM0.37m
6:36AM0.41m
6:57PM0.58m
7:14AM0.62m
7:40PM0.80m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:15
 mm
1
4
3
Temp °C
11
11
11
11
12
13
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
11
11
Feels °C
7
7
8
8
9
9
10
9
10
9
9
8
6
6
9
5
5
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