Kumera Patch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.15° S 173.85° E

Issued: 6 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Kumera Patch sea temperature is

14.7°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Kumera Patch today (05 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Kumera Patch at 10AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 05). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m)	13s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	4ft (1.2m)	13s
Evening (05 Nov)	4ft (1.2m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 5							Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	SW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	WSW 11	NW 9	NW 9	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	NW 7	NW 8	NW 8	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	536	528	520	512	437	410	341	304	251	251	180	140	135	85	304	380	94	94	93	84	199	126	151	183	183	183
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	N	NNE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	NNE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	ENE	NE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-on
High Tide			7:34AM2.65m				7:54PM2.82m				8:26AM2.79m				8:42PM2.90m				9:09AM2.92m				9:23PM2.96m
Low Tide	1:18AM0.53m				1:39PM0.58m				2:10AM0.41m				2:31PM0.48m				2:56AM0.31m				3:16PM0.39m				3:36AM0.25m


	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—
	—	—	—	—	—	8:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:07	—	—	—	8:07
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	1	3	1	—	—	1	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	1	1	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	17	18	18	17	17	17	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	17	18	17	15	15	15	15
Feels °C	14	13	15	16	18	17	16	16	14	13	13	15	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	16	17	16	14	15	15	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	SW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	NW 8	NW 9	WSW 11	WSW 12	NNW 8	NNW 8	NW 7	NW 7	NW 8	NW 8	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7
kJ	536	528	520	512	437	410	341	304	251	251	180	140	135	64	304	87	94	326	271	223	199	110	143	121	121	156
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 7	NNW 7	N 11	NW 7	WNW 7	WNW 6	WNW 6	WNW 6	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	W 16	W 20	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	SW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11
kJ	21	32	2	11	9	8	4	4	2	2	2	2	2	85	82	5	7	94	93	84	109	126	151	183	183	183
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 6	N 10	—	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	—	N 16	N 16	N 16	W 22	N 11	W 21	W 20	W 16	SW 16	WSW 17	WSW 18	WSW 18	WSW 15	SW 15	SW 15	WSW 16	WSW 16
kJ	10	2	—	2	2	2	2	2	—	5	5	5	9	2	9	8	5	10	27	30	31	43	57	59	100	146
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	NNW 7	N 4	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 4	N 4	N 5	NNW 5	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NE 4	NW 9	NNW 8	—	—	—	—	N 5	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	40	19	25	19	16	14	27	44	87	119	122	107	9	380	390	—	—	—	—	20	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	4	4	17	17	42	7	17	17	34	34	34	271	17	17	17	34	34	17	17	17	17	7	7	4	4	7
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki	Stent Road	Stent Road	Waiwakaiho	Greenmeadows	Greenmeadows	Waiwakaiho	Greenmeadows	Greenmeadows	Greenmeadows	Greenmeadows	Opunake Beach		Back Beach	Back Beach	Greenmeadows	Greenmeadows	Greenmeadows	Greenmeadows	Greenmeadows	Back Beach	Back Beach	Stent Road	Stent Road	Stent Road	Waiwakaiho	Waiwakaiho
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1		2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Greenmeadows Taranaki	Papatowai Catlins	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Fox River West Coast South Island	Raglan-Whale Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Fairway Reef Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	Papatowai Catlins	Tolaga Bay East Cape	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Fox River West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	4	5	4	5	5	5	4	5	8	8	7	6	6	6	5	8	9	8	7	7	6	5

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