
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kumera Patch today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kumera Patch at 10AM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Kumera Patch. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri morning, strong winds from the SW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
571 | 757 | 743 | 679 | 499 | 1433 | 1379 | 3484 | 7074 | 8018 | 8717 | 8685 | 9343 | 10869 | 12846 | 5162 | 5300 | 6453 | 7168 | 6850 | 11548 | 10459 | 3652 | |
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-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:54AM3.05m | 9:14PM3.28m | 9:36AM3.17m | 9:54PM3.35m | 10:15AM3.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:45AM0.18m | 3:01PM0.12m | 3:29AM0.03m | 3:44PM0.03m | 4:09AM-0.04m | 4:24PM0.01m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | SW 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
571 | 757 | 743 | 679 | 294 | 1433 | 924 | 3484 | 7074 | 8018 | 8717 | 8685 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2325 | 3023 | 2850 | 3652 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 20 | WSW 16 | WSW 20 | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
360 | 443 | 433 | 422 | 499 | 584 | 1379 | 1461 | — | — | 81 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | NW 8 | WSW 24 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | — | WSW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
21 | 9 | 108 | 156 | 236 | — | 1032 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 6 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 6 | WSW 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 7 | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 11 |
15 | 130 | 2 | 2 | 143 | 379 | 181 | 414 | 430 | 209 | — | — | 9343 | 10869 | 12846 | 5162 | 5300 | 6453 | 7168 | 6850 | 11548 | 10459 | 2681 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 112 | 112 | 112 | 232 | 177 | 181 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 250 | 250 | 255 | 229 | 213 | 213 | 213 | 181 | 177 | 229 | 112 | 250 |
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