Kumera Patch surf break

Kumera Patch surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 11 Mar 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
18.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Kumera Patch today?

The current surf forecast for Kumera Patch at 10PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 11). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Mar)--
Afternoon (11 Mar)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (11 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
WSW
1.1
SW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
SW
0.8
WSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.9
NW
1
NW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
WSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.8
WSW
2.2
SW
2.3
SW
2.1
S
Period(s) (?)131312121212121212121212121212121111121313787
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4443643092472472021741401422202781471441129065645188151189412605491
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
10
SW
5
S
5
SE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
10
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
N
20
SW
25
SSW
15
S
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
off
cross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:43PM
2.30
4:25AM
2.28
4:56PM
2.17
5:51AM
2.22
6:29PM
2.16
7:16AM
2.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:08PM
1.02
10:51AM
1.15
11:24PM
1.11
12:16PM
1.16
12:47AM
1.06
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunrise------7:18-------7:18-------7:20-
Sunset-7:51-------7:50-------7:47------
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--------------2121113---
Temp. °C181816161515171819201818181819192020191918161717
Feels °C (?)181716161414141417171515151617182021202116121515
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