- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Surf Forecasts:
Kumera Patch surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Kumera Patch surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Kumera Patch sea temperature is
17.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Kumera Patch today?
The current surf forecast for Kumera Patch at 9PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (05 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Kumera Patch. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the NNE by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | |
347 | 183 | 138 | 232 | 222 | 178 | 178 | 175 | 178 | 242 | 223 | 229 | 242 | 287 | 272 | 264 | 261 | 208 | 206 | 203 | 194 | 346 | 322 | 321 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | 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 | |
High Tide | 00:04AM2.82m | 12:20PM2.64m | 00:45AM2.70m | 1:03PM2.51m | 1:31AM2.58m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:53PM0.52m | 6:20AM0.65m | 6:33PM0.64m | 7:02AM0.77m | 7:17PM0.76m | 7:52AM0.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | | | |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — |
 | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 |
 kJ | 347 | 183 | 93 | 232 | 222 | 178 | 178 | 175 | 178 | 242 | 223 | 229 | 242 | 287 | 272 | 264 | 261 | 208 | 206 | 203 | 194 | 346 | 322 | 321 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | SW 4 | — | — | N 10 | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | W 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 3 | 90 | 138 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 36 | 36 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | — | — | 11 | 194 | 197 | 197 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 5 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNE 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 11 | 26 | 49 | 53 | 56 | 42 | 45 | 74 | 101 | 171 | 237 | 253 | 290 | 326 | 447 | 500 | 94 | 160 | 186 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 44 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 34 | 29 | 22 | 34 | 171 | 162 | 171 | 162 | 112 | 44 | 109 | 109 | 109 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Kumera Patch surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest