
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kumera Patch today (15 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kumera Patch at 11PM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Kumera Patch. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Fri morning, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | WSW 12 | SSE 7 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
950 | 1609 | 1958 | 2167 | 2506 | 2898 | 3128 | 2848 | 2618 | 2145 | 1498 | 1331 | 981 | 761 | 365 | 289 | 585 | 483 | 483 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 1:26AM2.67m | 1:51PM2.68m | 2:09AM2.49m | 2:38PM2.51m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:41AM0.64m | 8:09PM0.79m | 8:25AM0.82m | 9:00PM0.96m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 2 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
950 | 1609 | 1958 | 2167 | 2506 | 2898 | 3128 | 2848 | 2618 | 2145 | 1498 | 967 | 833 | 761 | 235 | 235 | 585 | 483 | 483 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
261 | 257 | 203 | 182 | 208 | 149 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 299 | 289 | — | 52 | 18 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 |
88 | 283 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
— | — | — | — | 88 | 1137 | 1497 | 2002 | 2205 | 1863 | 1413 | 1331 | 981 | 639 | 365 | 219 | 112 | 49 | 17 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 123 | 229 | 34 | 0 | 86 | 169 | 177 | 181 | 267 | 219 | 276 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 0 |
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