Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kekerengu today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kekerengu at 10AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 23). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 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 (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Kekerengu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | N 6 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 13 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | 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  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 172 | 49 | 33 | 34 | 8 | 46 | 33 | 33 | 94 | 1192 | 1468 | 1103 | 838 | 593 | 480 | 390 | 351 | 227 | 174 | 157 | 155 | 155 | 279 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 00:52AM1.24m | 1:18PM1.35m | 1:38AM1.23m | 2:04PM1.35m | 2:23AM1.22m | 2:49PM1.35m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:58AM0.29m | 7:35PM0.32m | 7:43AM0.30m | 8:21PM0.32m | 8:28AM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | N 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 71 | 49 | 30 | 27 | 29 | 46 | 25 | 15 | 94 | 1192 | 1468 | 1103 | 838 | 593 | 480 | 390 | 351 | 227 | 174 | 127 | 120 | 155 | 279 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SW 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | N 6 | S 15 | E 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | NNE 5 | N 5 | NNE 4 | N 4 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 9 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 31 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 68 | 29 | 33 | 39 | 38 | 17 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 116 | 161 | 157 | 155 | 64 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | NW 5 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 12 | ESE 13 | — | — | — | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 12 | 33 | — | — | — | 19 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | N 5 | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 4 | N 5 | — | — | N 5 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | NNE 6 | N 6 | — | NW 2 |
| kJ | 172 | 333 | 322 | 131 | — | 6 | 4 | — | 5 | — | 3 | 3 | 9 | 62 | — | — | 14 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 24 | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 38 | 48 | 38 | 28 | 28 | 11 | 11 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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