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Kumera Patch surf break

Kumera Patch surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 13 Jan 2026 NZDT
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Kumera Patch surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Kumera Patch sea temperature is
19.7° C
 (Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Kumera Patch today?

The current surf forecast for Kumera Patch at 12PM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)7ft (2.1m)11s
Afternoon (13 Jan)6ft (1.8m)11s
Evening (13 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Fri
16
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
WSW
2.2
WSW
2
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.7
SW
0.8
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
Period(s) (?)1211111111101010101010991010101010101515141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14221204921787730666596510363446332253212172151154154125122164217264553638
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
W
15
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
10
NNW
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:17AM
2.34
6:39PM
2.32
7:24AM
2.38
7:44PM
2.35
8:23AM
2.47
8:41PM
2.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:32PM
1.04
1:01AM
0.91
1:37PM
1.01
2:01AM
0.86
2:35PM
0.92
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Fri
16
Sunrise-6:11-------6:13-------6:13------
Sunset-----8:52-------8:52-------8:52--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
------------11112161342223
Temp. °C141516181817151515161819191919191918181919201919
Feels °C (?)131415161514141414151517192019181818171718201919
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