
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kumera Patch today (25 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kumera Patch at 9PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Kumera Patch. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri night, fresh winds from the NW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
814 | 791 | 680 | 745 | 784 | 1730 | 1651 | 1376 | 1289 | 1369 | 1271 | 620 | 875 | 1245 | 990 | 1970 | 3286 | 3424 | 3536 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:57PM3.07m | 9:17AM3.04m | 9:32PM3.20m | 9:52AM3.17m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:08AM0.20m | 3:22PM0.19m | 3:44AM0.06m | 3:59PM0.10m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 24 | W 24 | WSW 10 | NW 9 | W 23 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
814 | 791 | 680 | 745 | 784 | 1730 | 1651 | 1376 | — | — | 251 | 187 | 11 | 11 | 990 | 777 | 11 | 184 | 120 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 25 | — | — | W 24 | W 23 | — | — | — |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 8 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
270 | 282 | 285 | 334 | 358 | — | — | — | 1289 | 1369 | 1271 | 620 | 875 | 1245 | 664 | 1970 | 3286 | 3424 | 3536 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 250 | 250 | 255 | 213 | 213 | 0 | 0 | 250 | 250 | 240 | 112 | 250 | 250 | 239 | 240 | 270 | 264 | 213 | 213 |
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