
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kumera Patch today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kumera Patch at 4AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Kumera Patch. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
595 | 486 | 472 | 394 | 394 | 388 | 382 | 430 | 517 | 909 | 937 | 1107 | 1990 | 1064 | 1144 | 1533 | 2931 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 00:19AM2.93m | 12:42PM2.86m | 00:57AM2.71m | 1:22PM2.66m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:18PM0.37m | 6:36AM0.41m | 6:57PM0.58m | 7:14AM0.62m | 7:40PM0.80m | ||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 8 | WSW 13 | NNW 9 |
247 | 486 | 472 | 126 | 110 | 77 | 382 | 430 | 517 | 909 | 937 | 1107 | 1990 | 1064 | 574 | 1533 | 604 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | S 9 | W 20 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 | W 9 | WSW 14 | N 7 | — |
595 | 2 | 8 | 394 | 394 | 388 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 578 | 372 | 1144 | 209 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | — | S 9 | W 20 | S 8 | SW 18 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | — | 1 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 6 | N 7 | NW 9 | WSW 11 |
316 | 224 | 175 | 172 | — | 92 | 60 | 43 | 23 | 44 | 22 | 20 | 47 | 184 | 316 | 971 | 2931 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 112 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 273 | 273 | 120 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 112 | 109 | 112 | 238 | 238 | 219 |
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