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) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WSW 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 1AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 27). 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) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Kumera Patch. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Thu night, light winds from the NW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WSW 14 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1051 | 976 | 926 | 386 | 556 | 906 | 933 | 1111 | 312 | 1526 | 1426 | 901 | 585 | 338 | 265 | 304 | 512 | 530 | 569 |
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-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:31PM3.03m | 9:48AM2.95m | 10:05PM3.15m | 10:22AM3.05m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:42AM0.31m | 3:53PM0.24m | 4:16AM0.18m | 4:28PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 9 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 20 |
| kJ | 1051 | 976 | 926 | 386 | 556 | 906 | 933 | 1111 | 312 | 277 | 269 | 321 | 585 | 338 | 238 | 230 | 512 | 530 | 395 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 24 | W 23 | W 23 | WSW 22 | WSW 13 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 12 | W 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | 100 | 90 | 147 | 365 | 147 | 316 | 389 | 384 | 11 | 11 | 41 | 49 | 269 | 218 | 231 | 304 | 159 | 74 | 48 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | — | W 24 | W 24 | — | — | — | — | W 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 2 | 146 | 196 | — | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 84 | 265 | 265 | 113 | 91 | 78 | 55 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | — | SW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 20 | 91 | 135 | 237 | 282 | 1652 | 1526 | 1426 | 901 | — | — | — | — | 47 | — | 569 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 34 | 17 | 88 | 109 | 112 | 270 | 272 | 267 | 238 | 238 | 112 | 219 | 162 | 0 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 37 |
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