Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kumera Patch today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kumera Patch at 11AM is: 2.2m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Kumera Patch. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2508 | 2324 | 2324 | 2119 | 1337 | 1010 | 1504 | 1415 | 1247 | 1212 | 1280 | 1127 | 1224 | 1321 | 1290 | 889 | 476 | 560 | 543 | 604 | 2257 | 1997 | 1871 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 00:18AM3.19m | 12:40PM3.00m | 00:57AM2.99m | 1:21PM2.83m | 1:37AM2.76m | 2:04PM2.64m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:37AM0.18m | 6:53PM0.33m | 7:17AM0.37m | 7:35PM0.55m | 7:58AM0.58m | 8:21PM0.78m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 2508 | 2324 | 2324 | 2119 | 1337 | 1010 | 1504 | 1415 | 1247 | 1212 | 1280 | 1127 | 1224 | 1321 | 1290 | 889 | 448 | 363 | 378 | 378 | 2257 | 1997 | 1871 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | S 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | WSW 8 | W 18 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | S 16 | S 16 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 231 | 275 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 146 | 25 | 5 | 15 | 28 | 352 | 476 | 560 | 395 | 414 | 5 | 5 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | SSE 10 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 72 | 240 | 348 | 543 | 604 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 1274 | 1173 | 573 | 203 | 101 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 192 | 248 | 433 | 335 | 268 | 154 | 75 | 28 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 335 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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