Kumera Patch Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.15° S 173.85° E

Kumera Patch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kumera Patch sea temperature is
14.2°C
0.8° 

Kumera Patch surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Kumera Patch today (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Kumera Patch at 1PM is: 4.0m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 23). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)13ft (4.0m)9s
Afternoon (23 Aug)15ft (4.5m)11s
Evening (23 Aug)15ft (4.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sun morning, light winds from the W by Tue night).

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
2
2
3
4
6
6
6
6
5
5
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WNW
7
3.5
WNW
8
4
WNW
9
4
W
10
4.5
W
11
4.5
W
11
4.5
WSW
12
4.5
WSW
12
4.5
WSW
13
4.5
WSW
14
4.5
WSW
15
4.5
WSW
15
4
WSW
15
4
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
732
1410
2722
3226
4430
4391
5142
6143
7495
8647
8908
7953
6742
6123
5538
4882
4618
4076
3601
3513
3243
2710
2487
Wind (km/h)
35
NW
40
NW
40
NW
30
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
20
W
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:51AM2.22m
6:36PM2.36m
7:01AM2.33m
7:33PM2.51m
7:53AM2.49m
8:18PM2.70m
Low Tide
12:10PM1.01m
00:51AM1.02m
1:12PM0.88m
1:45AM0.86m
2:00PM0.71m
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:00
6:58
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5:52
5:53
5:54
 mm
1
1
3
5
Temp °C
13
14
14
14
12
12
12
12
12
11
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
12
Feels °C
6
7
7
8
5
5
6
5
7
5
6
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
8
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