Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kumera Patch today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kumera Patch at 1AM is: 1.6m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 19s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 14). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Kumera Patch. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Fri night, strong winds from the SSE by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SSE 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 448 | 508 | 815 | 1042 | 2030 | 2755 | 3457 | 3436 | 3901 | 3226 | 3001 | 3079 | 3157 | 3351 | 3079 | 3001 | 2782 | 2864 | 2665 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:00PM3.42m | 11:21AM3.21m | 11:39PM3.34m | 12:01PM3.13m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:17AM-0.05m | 5:31PM0.01m | 5:57AM0.03m | 6:12PM0.14m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 2 | -1 | 0 | -2 | -2 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 431 | 508 | 815 | 1042 | 2030 | 2755 | 3457 | 3436 | 3901 | 3226 | 3001 | 3079 | 3157 | 3351 | 3079 | 3001 | 2775 | 2864 | 2665 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | W 8 | — | — | WSW 7 | — | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 177 | 136 | 497 | 502 | 71 | — | — | 71 | — | 196 | 257 | 257 | 188 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 448 | 464 | 101 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 17 | 29 | 34 | 53 | 64 | 39 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 35 | 160 | 657 | 1312 | 2093 | 2725 | 2782 | 2329 | 2044 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 120 | 120 | 171 | 120 | 120 | 169 |
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