Kumera Patch Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.15° S 173.85° E

Kumera Patch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kumera Patch sea temperature is
13.9°C
0.5° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Kumera Patch at 9AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.0m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 24s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)10ft (3.0m)9s
Afternoon (28 Aug)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (28 Aug)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri night, strong winds from the SW by Sun night).

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
3
2
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WNW
10
2
WNW
10
3
NW
9
3
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
3
NW
10
3
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
2.1
NW
9
1.7
NW
8
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
12
1.1
SW
11
1.7
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
20
0.8
WSW
19
2.5
WSW
7
3
WSW
8
3
WSW
8
1.2
WSW
17
3.5
WSW
8
3.5
WSW
8
4
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
567
756
1467
1644
1229
1608
1396
952
625
401
261
260
293
622
395
492
800
1121
1259
926
1525
1514
2579
Wind (km/h)
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
N
35
NNE
35
N
35
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
W
15
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:48AM2.95m
10:05PM3.15m
10:22AM3.05m
10:38PM3.22m
10:56AM3.11m
Low Tide
3:42AM0.31m
3:53PM0.24m
4:16AM0.18m
4:28PM0.16m
4:51AM0.10m
5:03PM0.13m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:52
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:58
5:59
6:00
 mm
2
9
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
13
13
11
13
12
11
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
7
7
7
7
7
8
9
10
11
12
7
8
7
6
7
6
5
6
8
8
6
6
6
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