Kumera Patch Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.15° S 173.85° E

Kumera Patch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kumera Patch sea temperature is
14.0°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 (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Kumera Patch at 4AM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (18 Sep)10ft (3.0m)15s
Evening (18 Sep)7ft (2.1m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
5
6
5
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
1
4
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
3
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1905
2948
4761
4761
4428
2379
3813
2179
1976
1950
1898
1873
2090
4334
4529
4949
4786
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
SSE
10
S
10
SE
15
S
25
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
15
SSW
25
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
30
W
30
W
Wind State
cross
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:40AM2.50m
2:10PM2.46m
2:33AM2.30m
3:14PM2.30m
Low Tide
7:40PM0.80m
8:00AM0.83m
8:33PM1.00m
8:58AM1.01m
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:16
6:16
 mm
4
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
11
11
13
12
13
12
12
11
10
11
13
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
11
11
9
9
11
7
7
6
7
7
7
6
8
8
8
7
7
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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