Kumera Patch surf break

Kumera Patch surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 29 May 2026 NZST
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Kumera Patch surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Kumera Patch sea temperature is
16.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Kumera Patch today (29 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 May, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Kumera Patch at 12PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 May)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (29 May)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Evening (29 May)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the NNE by Sun afternoon).

Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Mon
1
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
WSW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
406
406
479
540
721
742
731
721
644
540
525
509
394
331
290
241
167
162
101
73
59
40
41
42
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
5
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
E
10
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
40
NNE
40
NE
35
NE
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-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
8:13AM2.73m
8:40PM2.83m
8:53AM2.77m
9:18PM2.89m
9:31AM2.79m
9:55PM2.92m
Low Tide
2:09AM0.62m
2:27PM0.47m
2:50AM0.57m
3:05PM0.44m
3:29AM0.53m
3:43PM0.43m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:10
5:09
5:09
4
5
Temp °C
12
11
11
13
14
12
12
12
12
11
12
15
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
17
17
15
16
11
10
9
11
13
11
10
10
10
8
9
11
12
11
10
10
10
10
9
9
11
11
9
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
WSW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
Energy kJ
406
406
479
540
721
742
731
721
644
540
525
509
394
331
290
241
167
162
101
73
59
40
41
42
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
6
0.7
SW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
10
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
Energy kJ
67
47
35
28
6
5
3
2
14
11
11
10
9
9
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
12
Energy kJ
26
26
25
24
2
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
12
0.4
NNE
3
0.6
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
1
N
5
1.1
N
6
1.4
N
6
1.9
N
6
2.1
N
7
2.3
N
7
2.5
N
8
3
N
8
3
N
8
3
N
9
3
N
9
3.5
N
9
Energy kJ
14
4
9
18
48
72
129
275
392
509
709
964
1258
1517
1636
1889
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
4
4
7
0
0
4
4
5
7
27
27
24
30
34
34
34
44
109
109
109
109
42
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
4
1
2
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
7
7
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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