Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kumera Patch today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Kumera Patch at 10AM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Kumera Patch. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1561 | 1561 | 1338 | 1180 | 1051 | 976 | 940 | 386 | 567 | 756 | 1488 | 1696 | 1179 | 1819 | 1488 | 974 | 683 | 219 | 326 | 488 | 604 | 909 | 981 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:13AM2.82m | 9:31PM3.03m | 9:48AM2.95m | 10:05PM3.15m | 10:22AM3.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:07AM0.48m | 3:18PM0.37m | 3:42AM0.31m | 3:53PM0.24m | 4:16AM0.18m | 4:28PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 11 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
1561 | 1561 | 1338 | 1180 | 1051 | 976 | 940 | 386 | 567 | 756 | 321 | 325 | 1179 | 282 | 273 | 974 | 683 | 277 | 254 | 240 | 604 | 103 | 78 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 18 | WSW 16 | W 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 14 | W 24 | W 24 | WSW 14 | W 23 | W 23 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WNW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | NNW 8 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 |
— | 6 | 90 | 154 | 100 | 90 | 147 | 365 | 147 | 316 | 11 | 11 | 312 | 11 | 41 | 269 | 265 | 213 | 326 | 488 | 133 | 311 | 395 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 5 | S 5 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | W 24 | — | — | WSW 22 | W 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 21 | NNW 8 | W 21 | S 11 | S 11 |
— | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 146 | 196 | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | 49 | 59 | 219 | 151 | 171 | 221 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | NNE 5 | N 6 | NW 9 | NW 9 | N 7 | NW 10 | NW 10 | — | — | — | W 10 | — | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 84 | 175 | 1488 | 1696 | 376 | 1819 | 1488 | — | — | — | 273 | — | 243 | 909 | 981 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 109 | 27 | 7 | 7 | 42 | 17 | 17 | 34 | 109 | 112 | 270 | 270 | 267 | 238 | 112 | 112 | 109 | 0 | 9 | 29 | 86 | 37 | 255 |
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