
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kumera Patch today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kumera Patch at 6AM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Kumera Patch. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun night, fresh winds from the NNW by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | NW 7 | W 9 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 10 | W 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1507 | 1275 | 1145 | 1010 | 886 | 722 | 460 | 434 | 362 | 579 | 497 | 1079 | 2969 | 3390 | 3599 | 2130 | 1439 | 1294 | 926 | 476 | 476 | 848 | 938 | 985 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:24AM3.22m | 10:39PM3.26m | 11:04AM3.31m | 11:21PM3.28m | 11:46AM3.32m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:12AM0.02m | 4:33PM0.10m | 4:53AM-0.04m | 5:15PM0.05m | 5:35AM-0.04m | 6:00PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 11 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 9 | W 10 | W 11 | NNW 9 | W 12 | W 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 13 | — | — |
1507 | 1275 | 1145 | 1010 | 886 | 722 | 460 | 434 | 362 | 269 | 497 | 1079 | 2969 | 407 | 3599 | 2130 | 1061 | 718 | 581 | 433 | 318 | 848 | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | — | — | WSW 6 | W 20 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 6 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | NNW 9 | — | WSW 15 | WSW 12 | S 7 | S 6 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | — |
100 | — | — | 77 | 30 | 32 | 43 | 52 | 103 | 107 | 253 | 551 | 714 | — | 84 | 598 | 32 | 18 | 105 | 476 | 476 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | S 7 | SSE 6 | — | SSE 6 | N 7 | NNW 7 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 107 | 106 | — | 20 | 89 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 43 | — | 6 | 26 | 17 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | NW 4 | W 6 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | — | W 12 | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 9 | SW 8 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 9 |
139 | 85 | 77 | 12 | 67 | 21 | 16 | 42 | 248 | 579 | 740 | 1056 | — | 3390 | — | — | 1439 | 1294 | 926 | 388 | 288 | 394 | 938 | 985 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 112 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 273 | 271 | 271 | 271 | 273 | 273 | 268 | 238 | 333 | 181 | 112 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 26 | 263 | 267 | 273 | 280 | 271 |
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