Kumera Patch Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.15° S 173.85° E

Kumera Patch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kumera Patch sea temperature is
14.2°C
0.8° 

Kumera Patch surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Kumera Patch today (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Kumera Patch at 4PM is: 4.0m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)15ft (4.5m)15s
Afternoon (24 Aug)13ft (4.0m)15s
Evening (24 Aug)11ft (3.5m)15s

Table - waves today at Kumera Patch. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
8
6
5
5
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
WSW
15
4.5
WSW
15
4
WSW
15
4
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8908
7953
6742
6123
5538
4882
4618
4076
3601
3072
3030
2671
2673
2452
2244
2292
2358
2358
2079
1893
1838
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
20
W
25
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:01AM2.33m
7:33PM2.51m
7:53AM2.49m
8:18PM2.70m
8:35AM2.66m
8:56PM2.88m
Low Tide
1:12PM0.88m
1:45AM0.86m
2:00PM0.71m
2:29AM0.67m
2:41PM0.53m
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clear
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light rain
light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:00
6:58
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:53
5:54
5:55
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
12
13
13
12
11
11
11
12
13
14
13
12
12
12
11
11
13
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
7
8
8
8
8
7
7
8
10
10
8
8
8
9
9
9
12
12
12
12
13
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