Kumera Patch surf break

Kumera Patch surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm 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
18.6° C
(Which is 1.2°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 7AM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 17). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Afternoon (18 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)10s
Evening (18 Apr)7ft (2.2m)12s

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


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Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
2
3
2
2
4
4
5
4
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.2
WSW
2.2
WSW
2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
W
3
WSW
2.4
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.8
W
Period(s) (?)131313131311101212121313131414151514141414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)218221851491151412661030116214461332114120212508266830303379450341004044391937532982195112691060
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
N
40
NNW
35
N
35
NW
30
NNW
25
W
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
N
20
NNE
15
NE
15
E
15
E
25
SE
15
E
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:47PM
3.30
10:04AM
3.36
10:29PM
3.37
10:46AM
3.34
11:12PM
3.35
11:31AM
3.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:57AM
0.00
4:18PM
-0.13
4:41AM
-0.02
5:02PM
-0.09
5:27AM
0.04
5:48PM
0.03
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise----6:54-------6:54-------6:56---
Sunset------5:52-------5:51-------5:49-
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-1223104631621123321815131232
Temp. °C171717171716171616151515151515141414131313151515
Feels °C (?)1312121212912111211131312131311121210911111212
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