Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kumera Patch today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kumera Patch at 5PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.1m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Kumera Patch. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Fri morning, strong winds from the SSE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WSW 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 269 | 493 | 669 | 614 | 827 | 708 | 904 | 881 | 1150 | 1602 | 448 | 508 | 815 | 1042 | 2030 | 2523 | 3202 | 3436 | 3309 | 3226 | 3001 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:56AM3.16m | 10:18PM3.41m | 10:39AM3.22m | 11:00PM3.42m | 11:21AM3.21m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:05PM-0.01m | 4:34AM-0.04m | 4:49PM-0.04m | 5:17AM-0.05m | 5:31PM0.01m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 269 | 338 | 669 | 614 | 561 | 469 | 363 | 881 | 1150 | 1602 | 431 | 508 | 815 | 1042 | 2030 | 2523 | 3202 | 3436 | 3309 | 3226 | 3001 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WNW 10 | W 9 | — | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 19 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 180 | 493 | 481 | 568 | 827 | 708 | 904 | 356 | 207 | — | 177 | 162 | 97 | 502 | 69 | 64 | 89 | 193 | 232 | 277 | 475 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | W 13 | — | N 6 | NNE 5 | WSW 13 | — | WSW 20 | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 19 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 178 | 173 | — | 21 | 7 | 67 | — | 132 | — | — | 448 | 464 | 497 | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | — | — | — | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 115 | 73 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 17 | 36 | 60 | 52 | 36 | 20 | — | — | — | 18 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 9 |
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