
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kumera Patch today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kumera Patch at 3AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.3m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 2.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Kumera Patch. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed night, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
634 | 886 | 603 | 958 | 793 | 905 | 1609 | 1958 | 2167 | 2602 | 2898 | 3065 | 2859 | 2846 | 2145 | 1599 | 1063 | 892 | 748 | 314 | 294 | 585 | 585 | 509 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 00:49AM2.85m | 1:11PM2.86m | 1:26AM2.67m | 1:51PM2.68m | 2:09AM2.49m | 2:38PM2.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:02AM0.46m | 7:26PM0.61m | 7:41AM0.64m | 8:09PM0.79m | 8:25AM0.82m | 9:00PM0.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | |
mm | 2 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 |
Feels °C | 10 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
634 | 886 | 603 | 958 | 793 | 905 | 1609 | 1958 | 2167 | 2602 | 2898 | 3065 | 2859 | 2846 | 2145 | 1599 | 1063 | 892 | 748 | 314 | 235 | 585 | 585 | 509 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
— | 606 | 596 | 400 | 302 | 261 | 257 | 203 | 193 | 257 | 250 | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | 283 | 294 | 19 | 25 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 18 | N 7 | N 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
— | 64 | 152 | 156 | 185 | 123 | 283 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | — | — | WSW 6 | — | W 8 | — | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | — |
614 | — | — | 126 | — | 422 | — | — | — | 16 | 223 | 1592 | 1652 | 1806 | 1348 | 897 | 791 | 645 | 484 | 292 | 180 | 78 | 36 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 219 | 232 | 225 | 226 | 256 | 267 | 219 | 27 | 0 | 86 | 120 | 177 | 219 | 263 | 177 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 37 | 0 | 0 |
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