
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kekerengu today (30 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kekerengu at 7AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Kekerengu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu night, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
218 | 273 | 261 | 308 | 350 | 537 | 765 | 646 | 1621 | 2000 | 1767 | 1650 | 1584 | 1547 | 1311 | 1068 | 799 | 698 | 544 | 394 | 329 | 220 | 174 | 125 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:55AM1.62m | 9:23PM1.45m | 9:51AM1.63m | 10:20PM1.44m | 10:48AM1.62m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:40AM0.05m | 3:22PM0.03m | 3:36AM0.04m | 4:18PM0.03m | 4:32AM0.04m | 5:14PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 14 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSW 14 | S 5 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 13 | SSW 15 | SE 13 | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
52 | 273 | 42 | 308 | 350 | 130 | 236 | 16 | 71 | 26 | — | — | 1584 | 1547 | 1311 | 1068 | 799 | 698 | 544 | 394 | 329 | 220 | 174 | 125 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | N 6 | SSW 14 | SSE 5 | NNE 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 6 | SSE 13 | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
218 | 3 | 261 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 17 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 22 | 13 | 19 | 17 | 8 | 33 | 32 | 28 | 28 | 44 | 42 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | NNE 4 | SSE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 14 | — | — | — | SE 16 | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
6 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 44 | 40 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 5 | — | N 3 | WNW 3 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | N 2 | N 3 | N 3 | N 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 7 | N 6 |
— | 53 | — | 4 | 3 | 537 | 765 | 646 | 1621 | 2000 | 1767 | 1650 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 10 | 61 | 143 | 310 | 377 | 178 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 81 | 59 | 483 | 51 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 194 | 194 | 11 | 0 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 28 | 28 | 38 |
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