Kumera Patch Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.15° S 173.85° E

Kumera Patch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kumera Patch sea temperature is
14.2° C
0.7° 

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 (17 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Kumera Patch at 11PM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)--
Afternoon (17 Aug)6ft (1.8m)15s
Evening (17 Aug)6ft (1.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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)
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.9
SSE
9
2.1
SSE
8
1
WSW
17
1.3
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1337
1010
1504
1415
1247
1212
1161
1127
1206
1321
1368
889
566
603
543
848
1136
2172
1871
Wind (km/h)
25
S
15
S
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
5
S
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
00:57AM2.99m
1:21PM2.83m
1:37AM2.76m
2:04PM2.64m
Low Tide
6:53PM0.33m
7:17AM0.37m
7:35PM0.55m
7:58AM0.58m
8:21PM0.78m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:47
5:49
5:50
 mm
Temp °C
11
8
7
7
8
8
9
12
12
10
9
9
9
9
10
11
12
10
9
Feels °C
5
3
4
3
5
5
6
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
6
7
8
7
6
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