Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kumera Patch today (16 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Kumera Patch at 10AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (16 Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Nov) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Kumera Patch. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wednesday 18 | Thu 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 8 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 154 | 308 | 373 | 460 | 351 | 715 | 923 | 1183 | 909 | 721 | 727 | 682 | 672 | 752 | 595 | 814 | 779 | 756 | 756 | 659 | 734 | 2558 | 1461 | 2346 | 1462 | 1321 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 2:35AM2.41m | 3:05PM2.51m | 3:31AM2.31m | 4:02PM2.44m | 4:36AM2.28m | 5:05PM2.44m | 5:44AM2.33m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:50AM0.84m | 9:30PM0.91m | 9:46AM0.92m | 10:30PM0.92m | 10:49AM0.95m | 11:32PM0.86m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | 8:21 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | WSW 14 | WNW 9 | WSW 14 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | NW 8 | NW 8 | N 13 | WSW 9 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 154 | 308 | 373 | 460 | 351 | 715 | 923 | 1183 | 330 | 721 | 630 | 619 | 448 | 254 | 595 | 814 | 297 | 756 | 756 | 659 | 734 | 41 | 31 | 3 | 1462 | 846 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | N 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 14 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | N 13 | N 13 | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 109 | 105 | 149 | 169 | 138 | 217 | 209 | 291 | 130 | 638 | 4 | 682 | 672 | 752 | 235 | 158 | 779 | 129 | 95 | 70 | 66 | 3 | 3 | — | 848 | 1321 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | NW 6 | NW 7 | N 16 | WSW 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 15 | — | N 15 | N 15 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NW 8 | N 14 | N 13 | N 6 | N 13 | — | — | — | N 13 | N 12 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 164 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 36 | 26 | 18 | 153 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | NNW 5 | — | WNW 9 | — | NW 9 | — | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | — | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 13 | WSW 8 | SW 9 | — | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 17 | 11 | 10 | 26 | 22 | 60 | 78 | — | 909 | — | 727 | — | 46 | 120 | 326 | 335 | — | 268 | 318 | 349 | 374 | 2558 | 1461 | 2346 | — | 114 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 88 | 120 | 112 | 271 | 271 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 229 | 240 | 120 | 265 | 265 | 256 | 255 | 263 | 278 | 273 | 213 | 179 | 24 | 0 |
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