
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kumera Patch today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kumera Patch at 9AM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Kumera Patch. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1452 | 1455 | 1474 | 1455 | 1161 | 1114 | 1083 | 915 | 722 | 1129 | 794 | 596 | 805 | 1013 | 1422 | 1877 | 2866 | 3111 | 2723 | 2662 | 2655 | 2949 | 2231 | 1731 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 00:13AM3.00m | 12:34PM3.01m | 00:49AM2.85m | 1:11PM2.86m | 1:26AM2.67m | 1:51PM2.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:26AM0.29m | 6:48PM0.44m | 7:02AM0.46m | 7:26PM0.61m | 7:41AM0.64m | 8:09PM0.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 7 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | NW 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
1452 | 1455 | 1474 | 1455 | 1161 | 1114 | 1083 | 264 | 722 | 606 | 794 | 528 | 805 | 1013 | 1422 | 1877 | 135 | 3111 | 2723 | 2662 | 2655 | 2949 | 2231 | 1731 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WNW 8 | N 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | NNW 8 | — | — | — |
131 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 915 | 545 | 64 | 596 | 596 | 323 | 66 | 221 | 157 | 263 | 80 | 71 | — | 45 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | N 7 | W 17 | WSW 16 | — | NW 8 | N 7 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 63 | 66 | 106 | 280 | 283 | — | 99 | 26 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | N 6 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 8 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 14 | — | SSE 4 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
— | 108 | 122 | 97 | 157 | 251 | 318 | 74 | 544 | 1129 | — | 131 | 168 | 407 | 88 | 91 | 2866 | — | 36 | 832 | 949 | 1432 | 1469 | 1121 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 219 | 7 | 226 | 225 | 0 | 112 | 112 | 191 | 191 | 120 | 191 | 177 | 232 | 263 | 219 | 4 |
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