Kumera Patch Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.15° S 173.85° E

Kumera Patch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kumera Patch sea temperature is
14.1°C
0.6° 

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 (20 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Kumera Patch at 10PM is: 4.5m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)--
Afternoon (20 Sep)16ft (5.0m)12s
Evening (20 Sep)15ft (4.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon night, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun night, strong winds from the SW by Tue afternoon).

Sun
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
8
9
8
6
5
3
4
3
0
2
1
1
1
1
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
WSW
12
5
WSW
14
4.5
WSW
15
4.5
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
4
WSW
8
4
WSW
9
4.5
WSW
10
5
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8388
9099
9045
9181
8055
7188
6290
5766
5620
4853
4061
3371
2791
2253
2536
2002
2898
3507
4463
Wind (km/h)
35
SW
35
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
30
WSW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:16AM2.17m
6:00PM2.33m
6:30AM2.29m
6:59PM2.50m
Low Tide
11:05PM1.14m
11:33AM1.06m
00:17AM1.02m
12:37PM0.91m
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clear
clear
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cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:17
6:19
6:20
 mm
1
Temp °C
12
11
10
10
10
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
12
12
11
11
Feels °C
4
4
5
7
6
6
6
7
7
7
8
8
9
10
9
3
3
2
3
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