Kumera Patch Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.15° S 173.85° E

Kumera Patch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kumera Patch sea temperature is
14.2°C
0.5° 

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 (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Kumera Patch at 5PM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 08). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Afternoon (08 Oct)5ft (1.6m)15s
Evening (08 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
1
1
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
17
2.2
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1003
1184
1067
1161
1130
1130
1047
2380
2358
2329
2054
1804
1511
1328
1241
1052
1052
1081
1027
1054
1040
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
10
SW
15
SW
15
S
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
5
ENE
5
N
10
WSW
10
SSW
5
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
8:50AM2.86m
9:09PM3.06m
9:34AM3.02m
9:50PM3.16m
10:13AM3.13m
Low Tide
2:55PM0.34m
3:23AM0.19m
3:40PM0.22m
4:04AM0.09m
4:21PM0.15m
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Temp °C
14
16
17
16
15
14
14
14
16
17
17
17
17
16
15
14
16
16
17
16
15
Feels °C
13
15
15
14
13
13
13
12
15
16
16
16
16
14
13
12
13
13
14
14
13
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