Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kekerengu today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kekerengu at 1PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Kekerengu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1278 | 356 | 305 | 235 | 205 | 201 | 499 | 544 | 380 | 923 | 622 | 569 | 423 | 333 | 266 | 244 | 235 | 233 | 185 | 182 | 178 | 136 | 96 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:56AM1.38m | 11:18PM1.30m | 11:45AM1.37m | 00:06AM1.26m | 12:32PM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:43AM0.20m | 5:14PM0.24m | 5:28AM0.24m | 6:02PM0.28m | 6:13AM0.28m | 6:48PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 411 | 356 | 305 | 235 | 205 | 201 | 499 | 544 | 380 | 923 | 622 | 569 | 423 | 333 | 266 | 244 | 235 | 233 | 185 | 182 | 178 | 136 | 96 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 5 | E 14 | E 14 |
| kJ | 119 | 84 | 82 | 94 | 123 | 166 | 130 | 133 | 243 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 32 | 37 | 33 | 20 | 17 | 26 | 36 | 35 | 28 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | — | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | — |
| kJ | 38 | 34 | 20 | 39 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 16 | 14 | 13 | — | 37 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 |
| kJ | 1278 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 8 | 41 | 73 | 55 | 92 | 124 | 156 | 151 | 193 | 62 | 77 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 59 | 59 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 38 |
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