
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kumera Patch today (16 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kumera Patch at 11PM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Kumera Patch. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
2618 | 2145 | 1454 | 1180 | 819 | 761 | 353 | 269 | 585 | 483 | 483 | 483 | 365 | 330 | 336 | 330 | 378 | 407 | 365 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:09AM2.49m | 2:38PM2.51m | 3:01AM2.32m | 3:37PM2.37m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:09PM0.79m | 8:25AM0.82m | 9:00PM0.96m | 9:21AM0.97m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 |
2618 | 2145 | 1454 | 1180 | 819 | 761 | 235 | 235 | 585 | 483 | 483 | 483 | 365 | 330 | 336 | 330 | 378 | 407 | 365 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | S 9 | S 6 | SSE 9 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | WSW 19 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 353 | 269 | — | 6 | 16 | 16 | 50 | 85 | 60 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 34 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | W 20 | W 20 | SW 19 | S 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 16 | — | 15 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | SSW 3 | — | — |
1939 | 1270 | 955 | 692 | 548 | 449 | 284 | 157 | 78 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | 4 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 267 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 256 | 37 | 5 |
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