Kumera Patch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.15° S 173.85° E

Issued: 5 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Kumera Patch sea temperature is

14.9° C

Kumera Patch surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Kumera Patch today (20 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Kumera Patch at 1PM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 20). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	14s
Afternoon (20 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	14s
Evening (20 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 20							Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22
	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
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	0	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 7	SW 7	SW 7	SW 7	SW 7	SW 12	WSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	1455	1435	1159	1068	915	902	791	779	768	745	649	640	640	587	760	335	259	463	463	404	261	150	187
Wind (km/h)	E	ESE	E	E	ESE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	SE	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	1:37AM3.00m				2:03PM2.76m				2:22AM2.79m				2:53PM2.61m					3:12AM2.59m				3:48PM2.47m
Low Tide			7:59AM0.37m				8:17PM0.54m				8:47AM0.55m					9:08PM0.74m				9:38AM0.72m


	—	7:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—
mm	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—
Temp °C	11	11	11	11	12	10	9	9	9	8	9	11	12	12	11	11	12	12	13	13	13	12	12
Feels °C	9	8	7	7	9	7	5	6	6	5	7	9	9	9	7	7	8	7	8	8	8	9	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 17	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 12	SW 12	WSW 12
kJ	1455	1435	1159	1068	915	902	791	779	768	745	649	640	640	587	59	335	233	51	51	97	94	144	187
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	S 6	S 6	SSE 6	S 6	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 4	SSE 5	SSE 4	NNW 11	NNW 11	WSW 19	WSW 18	NNW 10	WSW 17	WSW 17	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 9	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15
kJ	49	62	78	51	33	7	4	2	7	4	11	11	35	32	10	57	54	9	9	8	87	85	85
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	N 11	NNE 4	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	N 11	N 10	SSE 4	WSW 19	NNW 10	NNW 10	S 12	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 9	N 8	N 8	N 8
kJ	12	11	11	20	8	12	11	11	20	9	2	35	10	10	3	10	10	10	9	8	1	1	1
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 5	SSE 5	SE 4	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 13	SW 7	WSW 7	SW 7	SW 7	SW 7	SW 7	WSW 6	WSW 6
kJ	100	131	111	68	53	24	21	13	12	—	—	—	—	—	760	163	259	463	463	404	261	150	96
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Kumera Patch Taranaki	Kumera Patch Taranaki	Rocky Rights Taranaki	Graveyards Taranaki	Kumera Patch Taranaki	Kumera Patch Taranaki	Kumera Patch Taranaki	Kumera Patch Taranaki	Kumera Patch Taranaki	Kumera Patch Taranaki	Kumera Patch Taranaki	Kumera Patch Taranaki	The Point (nr Wainui) Wanganui-Manawatu	The Point (nr Wainui) Wanganui-Manawatu	Waitara Bar Taranaki	Wainui Reef Wanganui-Manawatu	Wainui Reef Wanganui-Manawatu	The Point (nr Wainui) Wanganui-Manawatu	Wainui Reef Wanganui-Manawatu	Farewell Spit Nelson - West Coast	Waitara Bar Taranaki	Paritutu and Ngamotu Beach Taranaki	Kumera Patch Taranaki
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	109	109	37	112	112	109	112	177	37	18	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3		3	3						2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Three Points East Cape	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Beach - Pines Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	7	7	6	5	5	7	6	5	4	4	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand	Asu Indonesia	Papatowai New Zealand	Asu Indonesia	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Bruces Beauties South Africa	Van Stadens Mouth South Africa	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Injidup Carpark Australia
Rating (10 max)	7	7	6	5	5	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	7	6	5

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