
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kekerengu today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kekerengu at 7AM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Kekerengu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 10 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1957 | 1748 | 1723 | 1519 | 1476 | 1275 | 1094 | 903 | 860 | 750 | 670 | 643 | 555 | 350 | 295 | 392 | 198 | 146 | 106 | 96 | 131 | 146 | 69 | 39 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:23AM1.48m | 8:49PM1.41m | 9:15AM1.52m | 9:42PM1.41m | 10:09AM1.55m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:13AM0.13m | 2:46PM0.11m | 3:04AM0.11m | 3:40PM0.09m | 3:56AM0.10m | 4:34PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 |
1957 | 1748 | 1723 | 1519 | 1476 | 1275 | 1094 | 903 | 860 | 750 | 670 | 643 | 555 | 350 | 295 | 392 | 92 | 81 | 88 | 96 | 80 | 57 | 166 | 85 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | NE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 4 | E 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 10 |
28 | 25 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 15 | — | — | — | 198 | 146 | 106 | 72 | 73 | 71 | 69 | 31 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 12 | — | — | — | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSW 14 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | 16 | 46 | 39 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 12 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 5 | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 7 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 13 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 38 | — | — | 21 | 53 | 58 | 46 | 58 | 50 | 72 | 131 | 146 | 319 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 0 |
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