
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kumera Patch today (26 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kumera Patch at 12AM is: 1.8m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Kumera Patch. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun night, fresh winds from the NNW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | NW 7 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1531 | 1606 | 1566 | 1507 | 1412 | 1145 | 1010 | 886 | 722 | 578 | 434 | 362 | 573 | 480 | 1608 | 3145 | 3504 | 3801 | 2751 | |
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 | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:59PM3.18m | 10:24AM3.22m | 10:39PM3.26m | 11:04AM3.31m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:12AM0.02m | 4:33PM0.10m | 4:53AM-0.04m | 5:15PM0.05m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 8 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 6 | WSW 13 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | NNW 8 | W 12 | W 12 |
1531 | 1606 | 1566 | 1507 | 1412 | 1145 | 1010 | 886 | 722 | 578 | 434 | 98 | 269 | 480 | 1608 | 3145 | 402 | 3801 | 2751 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 20 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 6 | WSW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | — | NNW 9 | — | — | SW 12 |
— | 75 | 80 | 109 | — | 64 | 62 | 30 | 21 | 33 | 49 | 362 | 56 | 257 | — | 730 | — | — | 319 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | S 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 107 | 106 | 103 | 107 | 89 | — | — | — | — | 22 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | NW 4 | W 6 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | — | W 12 | — | — |
85 | 5 | 5 | 149 | 94 | 98 | 14 | 62 | 19 | 16 | 33 | 100 | 573 | 923 | 1021 | — | 3504 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 250 | 273 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 271 | 271 | 271 | 271 | 273 | 273 | 273 | 232 | 226 | 181 | 88 | 37 |
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