Kumera Patch Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.15° S 173.85° E

Kumera Patch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kumera Patch sea temperature is
14.1° C
0.7° 

Kumera Patch surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Kumera Patch today (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Kumera Patch at 8AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (22 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (22 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

Table - waves today at Kumera Patch. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
3
5
!
6
7
5
5
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
2
WNW
7
2.4
NW
7
3.5
WNW
8
4.5
WNW
9
4
WNW
10
4.5
W
10
4
W
11
4.5
WSW
11
4.5
WSW
12
4.5
WSW
13
4.5
WSW
14
4.5
WSW
15
4.5
WSW
15
4
WSW
15
4
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
413
378
312
236
198
269
317
350
590
1425
2939
3296
3999
4016
4701
5721
7395
9276
9534
8061
6834
6123
5538
Wind (km/h)
15
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
35
NW
35
NW
40
NW
35
WNW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
4:28AM2.22m
5:20PM2.28m
5:51AM2.22m
6:36PM2.36m
7:01AM2.33m
7:33PM2.51m
Low Tide
10:55AM1.04m
11:41PM1.12m
12:10PM1.01m
00:51AM1.02m
1:12PM0.88m
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7:01
7:01
7:00
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5:52
5:52
5:53
 mm
1
1
1
2
2
8
3
Temp °C
11
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
8
8
8
9
9
9
8
7
6
6
8
7
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
8
8
8
8
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