Kumera Patch Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.15° S 173.85° E

Kumera Patch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kumera Patch sea temperature is
14.0°C
0.4° 

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


How big are the waves at Kumera Patch today (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Kumera Patch at 8AM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.9m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 2.5m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)14s
Afternoon (23 Sep)11ft (3.5m)16s
Evening (23 Sep)11ft (3.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed morning, calm by Thu morning).

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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)
5
5
3
5
6
7
6
6
6
5
5
4
3
3
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6060
5557
2139
5813
5822
6211
5896
5840
5110
4821
4485
4112
3530
3075
3051
3071
1647
1265
1127
942
915
791
756
Wind (km/h)
35
SW
30
SW
35
SW
20
S
25
S
15
S
10
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
7:22AM2.48m
7:43PM2.70m
8:04AM2.68m
8:21PM2.89m
8:42AM2.87m
8:57PM3.07m
Low Tide
1:11AM0.83m
1:26PM0.72m
1:54AM0.61m
2:08PM0.52m
2:32AM0.39m
2:45PM0.34m
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6:13
6:11
6:09
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6:21
6:22
6:22
 mm
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
11
9
8
8
7
7
6
7
9
11
11
10
10
10
10
11
11
12
13
12
11
Feels °C
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
3
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
7
7
8
8
8
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