Kumera Patch surf break

Kumera Patch surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 17 Sep 2025 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
13.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Kumera Patch today?

The current surf forecast for Kumera Patch at 5AM is: 4.0m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 3.0m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)13ft (4.0m)11s
Afternoon (18 Sep)11ft (3.5m)11s
Evening (18 Sep)10ft (3.0m)11s

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

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Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
2
4
5
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
3.5
W
4.5
W
4
W
4
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.2
WSW
2
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.6
WSW
Period(s) (?)91010111111111111111614141413131212121212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1126142229564070394540463020233124962467510151494869412031942676238421511757144413021047772593
Wind
(km/h)
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
WNW
25
W
20
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
15
S
20
SE
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
5
SE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffglasscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:35PM
2.62
7:07AM
2.54
7:34PM
2.78
7:59AM
2.71
8:20PM
2.93
8:42AM
2.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:51AM
0.72
1:13PM
0.63
1:48AM
0.54
2:04PM
0.47
2:33AM
0.38
2:47PM
0.34
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunrise----6:20-------6:18-------6:18---
Sunset-------6:16-------6:16-------6:17
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
11294--1111111----------
Temp. °C1414141414141312121111109811108776810119
Feels °C (?)88881010866554538543424675
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Taranaki

  1. weather stationWind Update Wind reports 33 km away suggest it is still onshore at Kumera Patch (fresh winds from the NNW at NewPlymouthAero Aws). A 3.7m swell from the W is too big for here

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33 km away, 1 h 4 min ago

35 km/h
NNW
0.0
13.9
Air / Water (°C)
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