
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kumera Patch today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kumera Patch at 3PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Kumera Patch. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri night, min 7°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NNE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 18 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
202 | 177 | 241 | 212 | 157 | 147 | 96 | 96 | 98 | 108 | 88 | 139 | 416 | 415 | 405 | 378 | 331 | 326 | 306 | 321 | 354 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:58PM2.65m | 3:22AM2.64m | 4:06PM2.58m | 4:37AM2.55m | 5:26PM2.60m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:50AM0.54m | 9:18PM0.72m | 9:53AM0.64m | 10:30PM0.79m | 11:06AM0.68m | ||||||||||||||||
7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 18 |
202 | 177 | 241 | 212 | 157 | 147 | 96 | 96 | 98 | 108 | 88 | 139 | 416 | 415 | 405 | 378 | 331 | 326 | 306 | 321 | 352 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | WSW 19 | W 7 | W 7 | W 10 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 18 | WSW 12 |
82 | 40 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 49 | 49 | 70 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 67 | 64 | 58 | 57 | 251 | 58 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | W 7 | W 7 | S 9 | W 9 | S 9 | SW 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 16 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 12 | S 11 |
23 | 22 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 34 | 70 | 122 | 125 | 57 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 2 | NW 4 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 354 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 109 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 42 | 44 | 112 | 88 | 34 | 34 |
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