Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kumera Patch today (26 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kumera Patch at 9PM is: 2.4m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Kumera Patch. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed night, fresh winds from the NNE by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
2277 | 2079 | 1989 | 1752 | 1561 | 1561 | 1338 | 1180 | 1051 | 976 | 1013 | 453 | 1146 | 978 | 1216 | 2203 | 1509 | 1838 | 1172 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | 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 | 8:56PM2.88m | 9:13AM2.82m | 9:31PM3.03m | 9:48AM2.95m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:07AM0.48m | 3:18PM0.37m | 3:42AM0.31m | 3:53PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 13 | 3 |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WNW 8 | WSW 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 14 | NW 10 | WSW 13 | NW 9 |
2277 | 2079 | 1989 | 1752 | 1561 | 1561 | 1338 | 1180 | 1051 | 976 | 1013 | 453 | 104 | 978 | 1216 | 389 | 1509 | 277 | 1172 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | WSW 16 | W 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 24 | WSW 14 | W 24 | WSW 13 |
— | — | — | — | — | 6 | 90 | 154 | 100 | 90 | 147 | 309 | 144 | 384 | 325 | 11 | 373 | 11 | 273 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | WSW 16 | S 16 | — | W 24 | — | W 24 | — | W 23 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 146 | 5 | — | 11 | — | 11 | — | 41 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | N 6 | N 6 | NW 10 | N 7 | NW 10 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1146 | 144 | 273 | 2203 | 293 | 1838 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 112 | 250 | 239 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 44 | 7 | 7 | 42 | 17 | 17 | 106 | 109 | 171 | 270 | 265 | 241 |
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