
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kumera Patch today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kumera Patch at 12AM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.1m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Kumera Patch. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 11°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, strong winds from the NW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
3530 | 3291 | 3258 | 1822 | 3789 | 1265 | 1127 | 942 | 814 | 791 | 808 | 796 | 784 | 1730 | 1905 | 2044 | 639 | 724 | 871 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:21PM2.89m | 8:42AM2.87m | 8:57PM3.07m | 9:17AM3.04m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:32AM0.39m | 2:45PM0.34m | 3:08AM0.20m | 3:22PM0.19m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
3530 | 3291 | — | 1822 | 1042 | 1265 | 1127 | 942 | 814 | 791 | 808 | 796 | 784 | — | — | — | 390 | 260 | 233 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
— | — | 3258 | 517 | 3789 | 572 | 491 | 418 | 243 | 175 | 170 | 198 | 200 | 1730 | 1905 | 2044 | 639 | 724 | 871 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 250 | 219 | 123 | 37 | 29 | 26 | 37 | 112 | 255 | 250 | 250 | 213 | 37 | 37 | 112 | 250 | 240 | 250 | 112 |
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