Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kekerengu today (23 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kekerengu at 11PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 23). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Kekerengu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | ESE 13 | SSW 9 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | 49 | 40 | 33 | 88 | 1098 | 1423 | 1053 | 728 | 505 | 411 | 397 | 297 | 227 | 174 | 157 | 343 | 155 | 159 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 1:18PM1.35m | 1:38AM1.23m | 2:04PM1.35m | 2:23AM1.22m | 2:49PM1.35m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:35PM0.32m | 7:43AM0.30m | 8:21PM0.32m | 8:28AM0.29m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
30 | 49 | 40 | 18 | 88 | 1098 | 1423 | 1053 | 728 | 505 | 411 | 397 | 297 | 227 | 174 | 127 | 343 | 155 | 159 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 5 | NNE 5 | ESE 13 | S 15 | E 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | N 4 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | NNE 4 | S 9 | S 9 |
10 | 17 | 4 | 33 | 40 | 29 | 33 | 39 | 39 | 27 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 116 | 161 | 157 | 3 | 63 | 42 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | N 6 | ESE 13 | — | — | — | — | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | NNW 6 | N 5 | ESE 13 | NNE 4 | N 4 |
15 | 34 | 33 | 6 | 33 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 3 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | NNW 6 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 4 | N 5 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | N 5 | NNW 6 | — | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 |
23 | 7 | 4 | 2 | — | 11 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 93 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 12 | — | 10 | 24 | 22 | 27 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 343 | 11 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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