Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kumera Patch today (29 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kumera Patch at 6PM is: 3.5m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.5m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Kumera Patch. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 731 | 765 | 1310 | 1697 | 2174 | 2476 | 2762 | 3060 | 2210 | 6815 | 4473 | 6299 | 7855 | 7995 | 6890 | 5998 | 5118 | 4480 | 3802 | 3451 | 2983 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:30PM3.26m | 00:51AM3.08m | 1:19PM3.13m | 1:43AM2.89m | 2:14PM2.96m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:48PM0.18m | 7:08AM0.19m | 7:41PM0.33m | 8:02AM0.37m | 8:41PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | — | WSW 14 | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 309 | 532 | 820 | — | 833 | — | — | 943 | 1603 | — | — | — | — | — | 6890 | 5998 | 5118 | 4480 | 3802 | 3451 | 2983 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 51 | 35 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | SSE 9 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 17 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 731 | 765 | 1310 | 1697 | 2174 | 2476 | 2762 | 3060 | 2210 | 6815 | 4473 | 6299 | 7855 | 7995 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 239 | 271 | 271 | 257 | 281 | 285 | 250 | 242 | 250 | 283 | 343 | 357 | 314 | 308 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 177 | 229 | 0 |
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