
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kumera Patch today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kumera Patch at 1AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Kumera Patch. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
460 | 394 | 394 | 340 | 387 | 387 | 328 | 328 | 322 | 996 | 1212 | 1144 | 1144 | 1033 | 1033 | 876 | 768 | 604 | 447 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:22PM2.84m | 9:37AM2.76m | 9:59PM2.96m | 10:13AM2.85m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:33AM0.56m | 3:44PM0.43m | 4:10AM0.44m | 4:20PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | W 8 |
460 | 394 | 394 | 340 | 387 | 387 | 328 | 328 | 322 | 996 | 1212 | 1144 | 1144 | 1033 | 1033 | 876 | 768 | 604 | 207 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | WSW 16 | WSW 14 |
26 | 25 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 64 | 154 | 275 | — | — | — | — | — | 62 | 61 | — | 237 | 447 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | SW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 21 | WSW 20 |
10 | 10 | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | 128 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 |
— | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 29 | 51 | 92 | 86 | 106 | 175 | 263 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 42 | 109 | 17 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 219 |
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