
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kekerengu today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kekerengu at 3AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 28). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Kekerengu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 10 | SSW 12 | S 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
327 | 282 | 194 | 126 | 276 | 198 | 139 | 128 | 246 | 112 | 116 | 112 | 109 | 107 | 153 | 150 | 215 | 336 | 317 | 304 | 483 | 374 | 559 | 157 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 7:06AM1.54m | 7:33PM1.43m | 8:00AM1.59m | 8:28PM1.44m | 8:55AM1.62m | 9:23PM1.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:52AM0.10m | 1:30PM0.08m | 1:46AM0.08m | 2:26PM0.05m | 2:40AM0.05m | 3:22PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 8 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 10 | N 5 | S 14 | S 9 | S 8 | S 15 | N 5 | S 14 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 14 | S 6 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 10 | S 11 | S 15 |
327 | 282 | 194 | 126 | 276 | 198 | 139 | 55 | 246 | 56 | 34 | 112 | 28 | 107 | 137 | 130 | 76 | 336 | 61 | 304 | 483 | 374 | 351 | 157 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | NE 8 | SSW 12 | S 12 | N 4 | N 5 | SE 14 | SSW 10 | N 5 | S 15 | S 15 | S 8 | S 15 | N 4 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | N 6 | SSW 14 | SSE 5 | SE 12 | S 16 | S 15 | SSE 13 |
1 | 2 | 49 | 73 | 4 | 28 | 8 | 128 | 15 | 112 | 116 | 11 | 109 | 6 | 153 | 150 | 215 | 2 | 317 | 26 | 6 | 83 | 165 | 16 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | SE 10 | NE 8 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | — | SE 14 | NNE 6 | N 6 | SE 14 | SE 14 | NW 4 | N 6 | NNE 6 | SE 13 | N 6 | SE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 10 | N 3 | N 3 | SSE 13 |
3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 38 | — | 8 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 8 | NNW 3 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 7 | N 5 | NW 4 | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | S 4 | — | N 6 | — | S 6 | — | NNW 6 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | SSW 12 | S 6 |
— | 5 | 2 | 24 | 72 | 427 | 90 | 4 | — | 14 | 34 | 66 | 140 | 57 | — | 2 | — | 92 | — | 14 | 1 | 2 | 559 | 301 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 38 | 211 | 151 | 28 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 28 | 28 |
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