Kumera Patch Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.15° S 173.85° E

Kumera Patch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kumera Patch sea temperature is
15.3°C
0.8° 

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 (29 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Kumera Patch at 12AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Oct)8ft (2.5m)8s
Afternoon (29 Oct)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (29 Oct)11ft (3.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sat morning).

Wed
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
0
2
2
0
0
4
5
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
11
2.5
W
9
2.5
W
9
3
W
8
2.5
W
8
2.3
WNW
8
2.5
W
8
3
W
8
3
W
9
3.5
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
13
4
WSW
9
4
WSW
10
2.3
WSW
14
4.5
WSW
14
5
WSW
10
5.5
WSW
11
5.5
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
673
1067
1082
1010
962
669
796
1020
1521
1888
1723
4835
2524
2941
1933
7125
5167
6990
7735
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
45
W
45
WSW
40
SW
40
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:04AM3.21m
12:30PM3.26m
00:51AM3.08m
1:19PM3.13m
Low Tide
6:20AM0.05m
6:48PM0.18m
7:08AM0.19m
7:41PM0.33m
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light rain
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light rain
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light rain
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6:18
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7:55
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7:57
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7:58
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 mm
1
1
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1
1
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2
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1
1
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Temp °C
13
13
12
12
13
13
14
14
13
13
12
11
12
12
13
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
7
7
6
6
7
7
9
8
8
7
5
4
5
5
6
5
4
3
4
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