Kumera Patch surf break

Kumera Patch surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 18 Apr 2026 NZST
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Kumera Patch surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Kumera Patch sea temperature is
18.6° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Kumera Patch today?

The current surf forecast for Kumera Patch at 8PM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 18). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Afternoon (18 Apr)7ft (2.2m)11s
Evening (18 Apr)7ft (2.2m)12s

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


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Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
0
2
2
3
4
3
2
3
3
3
4
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
W
2.5
W
2.4
WSW
2
W
1.8
W
2.3
SSE
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
Period(s) (?)13111111121213131314151414141414141313138121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12661068115512871224114120532339254729384022380140444044391939982939195113761044705482400347
Wind
(km/h)
35
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
30
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
25
NNW
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
ENE
15
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
15
E
20
E
20
SE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SE
30
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:04AM
3.36
10:29PM
3.37
10:46AM
3.34
11:12PM
3.35
11:31AM
3.24
11:58PM
3.26
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:18PM
-0.13
4:41AM
-0.02
5:02PM
-0.09
5:27AM
0.04
5:48PM
0.03
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise6:54-------6:54-------6:56-------
Sunset--5:52-------5:51-------5:49-----
thunderstorm
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
light rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
25652622116411-164372---
Temp. °C171617171515151516161414141413131314151313131312
Feels °C (?)129111312131313151491111121088111299886
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