Kumera Patch Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.15° S 173.85° E

Kumera Patch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 08 Sep 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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Kumera Patch at 3PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (08 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (08 Sep)5ft (1.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Tue
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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)
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
3
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
11
1
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
11
1.8
W
10
1
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
414
417
341
715
605
541
429
341
280
359
540
597
650
638
571
813
783
720
499
3951
1379
Wind (km/h)
10
S
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
15
NNE
15
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
20
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SSE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:11AM2.67m
7:40PM2.93m
8:07AM2.87m
8:31PM3.13m
8:54AM3.05m
Low Tide
1:20PM0.49m
1:56AM0.38m
2:14PM0.29m
2:45AM0.18m
3:01PM0.12m
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clear
part cloud
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cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:07
6:08
 mm
6
1
Temp °C
10
13
12
11
11
11
11
10
12
13
13
12
11
11
12
12
12
13
10
11
9
Feels °C
7
10
8
8
9
9
8
7
9
10
10
9
8
7
7
7
8
8
3
4
3
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