Kumera Patch Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.15° S 173.85° E

Kumera Patch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Kumera Patch sea temperature is
14.0°C
0.5° 

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 (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Kumera Patch at 9AM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (18 Sep)10ft (3.0m)15s
Evening (18 Sep)7ft (2.1m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri morning, strong winds from the SW by Sat night).

Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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)
6
5
5
4
3
3
4
5
3
4
1
2
4
0
0
0
0
0
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6
6
6
7
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
3
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
4
WSW
15
5.5
WSW
10
6.5
WSW
12
6
WSW
12
5.5
WSW
13
6
WSW
14
5.5
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4761
4761
4428
2379
3813
2179
1976
1950
1980
4038
2090
2261
4644
4423
4522
4698
6453
6581
10675
10667
11185
12794
13099
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
S
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
25
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
30
W
30
W
35
W
40
WSW
45
SW
45
SW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:40AM2.50m
2:10PM2.46m
2:33AM2.30m
3:14PM2.30m
3:47AM2.17m
4:39PM2.24m
Low Tide
8:00AM0.83m
8:33PM1.00m
8:58AM1.01m
9:42PM1.13m
10:13AM1.10m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:18
6:18
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6:16
6:16
6:17
 mm
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
11
12
12
12
13
12
11
11
10
11
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
10
11
11
12
11
11
Feels °C
9
11
10
8
7
6
7
8
6
6
8
8
8
8
8
7
4
0
2
2
3
3
4
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