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Kumera Patch surf break

Kumera Patch surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 20 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
18.1° 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 10AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 20). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Mar)4ft (1.2m)11s
Afternoon (20 Mar)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (20 Mar)4ft (1.2m)11s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
SW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
SW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
Period(s) (?)121211111111111113131312121212131313131313131314
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)371365373360329323323335458451486521504496521630630640669669711649590653
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
0
SSE
10
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
10
SSE
5
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:30AM
3.38
11:52PM
3.31
12:08PM
3.38
12:31AM
3.30
12:49PM
3.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:22AM
0.00
5:45PM
-0.11
6:02AM
-0.02
6:24PM
-0.09
6:43AM
0.04
7:06PM
0.02
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
Sunrise--7:26-------7:26-------7:28-----
Sunset-----7:37-------7:36-------7:34--
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151517192018151414141719201916151514171818171516
Feels °C (?)121215171715111111111416171613131412171616151415
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