
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kumera Patch today (10 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kumera Patch at 8PM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 10). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Kumera Patch. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
784 | 857 | 845 | 834 | 712 | 561 | 545 | 491 | 414 | 387 | 367 | 337 | 352 | 344 | 404 | 298 | 288 | 280 | 212 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:50PM2.93m | 8:16AM2.88m | 8:45PM3.14m | 9:09AM3.04m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:06AM0.41m | 2:27PM0.27m | 3:00AM0.21m | 3:18PM0.10m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WNW 12 |
784 | 857 | 845 | 834 | 712 | 561 | 545 | 491 | 414 | 346 | 257 | 202 | 352 | 344 | 404 | 298 | 288 | 280 | 189 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSE 8 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WSW 16 |
101 | 76 | 51 | 142 | 116 | 88 | 50 | 34 | 301 | 387 | 367 | 337 | 133 | 99 | 12 | 17 | 55 | 115 | 212 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | W 25 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | S 5 | S 5 | WSW 7 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | W 14 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | WSW 20 |
2 | 2 | 13 | 35 | 23 | 22 | 13 | 14 | 25 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 75 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 4 | N 5 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
256 | 203 | 168 | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 23 | — | — | 3 | 18 | 61 | 123 | 176 | 184 | 179 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 219 | 225 | 230 | 213 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 27 | 34 |
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