- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Surf Forecasts:
Kumera Patch surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 23 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
18.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Kumera Patch today?
The current surf forecast for Kumera Patch at 2AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 23). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Kumera Patch. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | |
159 | 201 | 475 | 277 | 249 | 188 | 389 | 384 | 332 | 273 | 265 | 215 | 246 | 376 | 582 | 794 | 857 | 822 | 682 | 514 | 491 | 484 | 476 | 365 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 2:53AM2.72m | 3:31PM2.47m | 4:11AM2.63m | 4:54PM2.44m | 5:28AM2.64m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:37PM0.62m | 9:24AM0.69m | 9:50PM0.74m | 10:40AM0.73m | 11:05PM0.76m | 11:51AM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
 | | |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | |  | | | | |
 | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
 kJ | 151 | 151 | 475 | 277 | 249 | 167 | 389 | 384 | 332 | 273 | 265 | 215 | 215 | 376 | 582 | 794 | 857 | 822 | 682 | 514 | 491 | 484 | 476 | 365 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | SSE 5 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | N 13 | WSW 6 | S 8 | W 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 12 | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 14 | W 21 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 20 | W 20 |
| kJ | 159 | 201 | 8 | 127 | 125 | 188 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 74 | 182 | 29 | 36 | 94 | — | — | 150 | 553 | 9 | 123 | 105 | 8 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | SSE 5 | S 8 | SSE 4 | S 8 | S 8 | — | S 8 | W 21 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 5 | WSW 18 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 21 | — | — | N 14 |
| kJ | 5 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 246 | 209 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | — | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 42 | — | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 51 | 83 | 112 | — | 180 | 142 | — | — | 108 | 185 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 112 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Kumera Patch surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest