Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kumera Patch today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kumera Patch at 3PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.0m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 28). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Kumera Patch. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, strong winds from the SW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 971 | 1575 | 1203 | 1575 | 1426 | 901 | 585 | 375 | 261 | 260 | 293 | 645 | 625 | 492 | 591 | 945 | 993 | 1087 | 1410 | 6048 | 3186 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:48AM2.95m | 10:05PM3.15m | 10:22AM3.05m | 10:38PM3.22m | 10:56AM3.11m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:53PM0.24m | 4:16AM0.18m | 4:28PM0.16m | 4:51AM0.10m | 5:03PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WSW 14 | NW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 11 | NW 8 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 971 | 384 | 1203 | 277 | 269 | 901 | 585 | 375 | 211 | 147 | 293 | 60 | 395 | 492 | 591 | 559 | 662 | 813 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | W 24 | WSW 14 | W 23 | W 23 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 389 | 11 | 373 | 11 | 41 | 265 | 269 | 225 | 240 | 164 | 127 | 78 | 48 | 31 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 24 | — | W 24 | — | — | WSW 22 | W 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | NNW 7 | WSW 20 | W 8 | WSW 12 | S 10 | N 9 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | — | 11 | — | — | 49 | 58 | 265 | 261 | 260 | 57 | 311 | 48 | 85 | 2 | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | NW 10 | NNE 6 | NW 10 | NW 9 | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 154 | 1575 | 165 | 1575 | 1426 | — | — | 34 | 77 | 51 | 73 | 645 | 625 | 333 | 544 | 945 | 993 | 1087 | 1410 | 6048 | 3186 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 270 | 267 | 267 | 238 | 232 | 162 | 120 | 0 | 162 | 120 | 169 | 120 | 37 | 250 | 250 | 229 | 255 | 271 | 301 | 250 | 250 |
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