
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kumera Patch today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kumera Patch at 4AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Kumera Patch. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | ||||||||||||||||
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 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
605 | 575 | 429 | 313 | 280 | 353 | 531 | 597 | 650 | 638 | 571 | 757 | 743 | 659 | 1778 | 1433 | 1379 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:40PM2.93m | 8:07AM2.87m | 8:31PM3.13m | 8:54AM3.05m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:56AM0.38m | 2:14PM0.29m | 2:45AM0.18m | 3:01PM0.12m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 |
605 | 575 | 429 | 313 | 280 | 353 | 531 | 597 | 650 | 638 | 571 | 757 | 743 | 659 | 505 | 459 | 698 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 22 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
102 | 84 | 74 | 69 | 55 | 42 | 218 | 298 | 292 | 257 | 360 | 443 | 344 | 422 | 363 | 1433 | 1379 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 22 | WSW 22 | W 10 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 24 | WSW 13 | — | WSW 20 | WSW 20 |
48 | 47 | 32 | 150 | 148 | 168 | 32 | 23 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 108 | 156 | — | 584 | 1032 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | W 4 | W 6 | W 6 | NW 8 | WSW 13 | — | SSE 6 |
— | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 51 | 21 | 144 | 148 | 2 | 1778 | — | 113 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 219 | 34 | 34 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 181 | 29 | 7 |
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