Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kekerengu today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kekerengu at 1AM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Kekerengu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 343 | 155 | 283 | 218 | 298 | 291 | 284 | 276 | 254 | 276 | 648 | 552 | 812 | 1116 | 1065 | 1147 | 1340 | 988 | 772 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:49PM1.35m | 3:08AM1.22m | 3:35PM1.36m | 3:54AM1.23m | 4:20PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:07PM0.31m | 9:14AM0.27m | 9:53PM0.29m | 10:01AM0.25m | |||||||||||||||
 |  | |  |  | |  | | | |  | | | |  | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | N 5 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | 343 | 155 | 283 | 218 | 298 | 291 | 284 | 276 | 254 | 276 | 25 | 552 | 812 | 1116 | 1065 | 1147 | 1340 | 988 | 772 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | S 9 | NNE 4 | S 9 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 5 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NNE 7 | NNE 5 | ESE 13 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 12 | E 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | 5 | 63 | 6 | 39 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 16 | 123 | 66 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | NNE 4 | ESE 13 | N 4 | ESE 12 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SW 4 | SE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | — | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 18 | 4 | 17 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | — | 14 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | — | — | N 5 | — | — | — | NNW 3 | N 4 | N 4 | SSW 15 | S 6 | S 7 | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | 29 | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | 9 | 35 | 46 | 648 | 193 | 205 | — | — | — | 21 | 14 | 19 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 38 | 11 | 102 | 28 | 28 | 102 | 101 | 86 | 59 | 38 | 38 |
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