
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kumera Patch today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kumera Patch at 3PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Kumera Patch. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
414 | 417 | 341 | 715 | 605 | 541 | 429 | 341 | 280 | 359 | 540 | 597 | 650 | 638 | 571 | 813 | 783 | 720 | 499 | 3951 | 1379 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:11AM2.67m | 7:40PM2.93m | 8:07AM2.87m | 8:31PM3.13m | 8:54AM3.05m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:20PM0.49m | 1:56AM0.38m | 2:14PM0.29m | 2:45AM0.18m | 3:01PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||
6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | W 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 20 | WSW 8 |
397 | 417 | 296 | 715 | 605 | 541 | 429 | 341 | 280 | 359 | 540 | 597 | 650 | 638 | 571 | 443 | 433 | 720 | 499 | 584 | 966 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WNW 8 | WSW 24 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | — | WSW 16 |
414 | 351 | 341 | 120 | 102 | 84 | 74 | 69 | 55 | 42 | 218 | 298 | 292 | 257 | 360 | 6 | 108 | 385 | 236 | — | 1379 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | W 22 | WSW 22 | WSW 22 | W 10 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | WSW 15 | — | WSW 24 | WSW 13 | WSW 22 | — | WSW 20 |
152 | 152 | 129 | 37 | 48 | 47 | 32 | 150 | 148 | 143 | 23 | 30 | 22 | — | 21 | — | 54 | 156 | 363 | — | 1032 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 4 | — | — | ESE 2 | SE 3 | SE 2 | SSE 3 | — | NNE 3 | — | NNW 3 | NW 7 | WNW 4 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | NW 8 | W 6 | WSW 16 | SSE 5 |
23 | 8 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 4 | 44 | 43 | 813 | 783 | 2 | 312 | 3951 | 117 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 265 | 263 | 7 |
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