Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kekerengu today (28 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kekerengu at 9PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 28). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Kekerengu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
228 | 216 | 205 | 198 | 198 | 240 | 235 | 184 | 135 | 133 | 100 | 96 | 70 | 33 | 86 | 98 | 156 | 113 | 181 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:05PM1.37m | 5:26AM1.26m | 5:51PM1.38m | 6:12AM1.29m | 6:37PM1.38m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:25PM0.24m | 11:36AM0.21m | 00:11AM0.22m | 12:25PM0.19m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 16 |
228 | 216 | 205 | 198 | 198 | 240 | 235 | 184 | 135 | 133 | 100 | 96 | 70 | 33 | 86 | 98 | 156 | 113 | 181 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SE 15 | ENE 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NNE 5 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | N 4 | N 4 | SW 6 |
9 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 56 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 43 | 25 | 39 | 4 | 17 | 27 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 15 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 13 | ENE 8 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | N 4 | SE 12 | S 16 | N 7 |
— | 21 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 44 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 2 | 22 | 46 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | — | — | SW 5 | N 4 |
455 | 417 | 184 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 29 | 13 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 38 | 38 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 38 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 |
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