Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kumera Patch today (20 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kumera Patch at 11PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 19s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Kumera Patch. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 904 | 851 | 691 | 680 | 808 | 504 | 469 | 949 | 917 | 837 | 653 | 561 | 561 | 460 | 447 | 531 | 750 | 881 | 1004 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:07PM2.35m | 6:43AM2.29m | 7:09PM2.49m | 7:39AM2.47m | 7:57PM2.67m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:29AM0.96m | 12:49PM0.92m | 1:25AM0.78m | 1:42PM0.75m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 13 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 904 | 851 | 691 | 680 | 808 | 504 | 364 | 949 | 414 | 319 | 228 | 237 | 237 | 460 | 447 | 362 | 269 | 265 | 257 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 23 | W 22 | W 22 | W 22 | W 21 | WSW 20 |
| kJ | 33 | 38 | 75 | 69 | 240 | 414 | 469 | 683 | 917 | 837 | 653 | 561 | 561 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 38 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | S 4 | N 13 | — | — | — | — | — | W 24 | W 24 | W 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | SW 7 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 6 | 5 | — | — | 261 | 450 | 414 | — | — | — | — | — | 320 | 441 | 531 | 750 | 881 | 1004 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 37 | 177 | 179 | 177 | 112 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 37 | 112 | 272 | 255 | 177 | 112 |
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