Kumera Patch surf break

Kumera Patch surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 17 Apr 2026 NZST
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Kumera Patch surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Kumera Patch sea temperature is
18.8° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Kumera Patch today?

The current surf forecast for Kumera Patch at 11AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (17 Apr)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (17 Apr)8ft (2.5m)13s

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


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Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
4
3
1
0
4
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
W
2.1
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2
WSW
2.2
WSW
3
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)111212121212131313131311101111121313131415151514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)283027552808245922822186218214201491138712461042153011981249173122452547275033064562453644154555
Wind
(km/h)
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
40
N
45
NNW
40
N
45
NNW
30
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
5
W
5
NNW
20
NNE
25
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononononononcross-
on
glassoncross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:22AM
3.29
9:47PM
3.30
10:04AM
3.36
10:29PM
3.37
10:46AM
3.34
11:12PM
3.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:14AM
0.11
3:36PM
-0.08
3:57AM
0.00
4:18PM
-0.13
4:41AM
-0.02
5:02PM
-0.09
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
Sunrise--6:54-------6:54-------6:54-----
Sunset----5:52-------5:52-------5:51---
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-------11266810792--21-22
Temp. °C151516171716171717171717171615151515161615151413
Feels °C (?)101113141312131312111011101212121514131214121111
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