
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kekerengu today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kekerengu at 7PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 27). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Kekerengu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue morning, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 11 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 6 | S 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 209 | 189 | 183 | 306 | 327 | 282 | 160 | 127 | 276 | 205 | 177 | 131 | 187 | 113 | 118 | 113 | 109 | 598 | 160 | 150 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross |
High Tide | 6:39PM1.41m | 7:06AM1.54m | 7:33PM1.43m | 8:00AM1.59m | 8:28PM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:34PM0.11m | 00:52AM0.10m | 1:30PM0.08m | 1:46AM0.08m | 2:26PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||
6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | N 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | N 5 | S 14 | S 9 | S 8 | S 15 | N 5 | N 4 | S 14 | S 6 |
129 | 29 | 189 | 183 | 306 | 327 | 282 | 160 | 127 | 276 | 205 | 177 | 67 | 187 | 39 | 34 | 113 | 28 | 10 | 106 | 132 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | SE 11 | NNE 7 | N 6 | N 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 12 | S 12 | N 4 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSW 10 | N 5 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 8 | S 15 | SE 13 | N 6 | S 14 |
14 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 49 | 73 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 131 | 21 | 113 | 118 | 13 | 109 | 7 | 7 | 150 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | E 11 | S 14 | SE 10 | SE 10 | N 5 | SE 10 | NE 8 | SE 15 | N 6 | — | SE 14 | SE 14 | N 6 | N 6 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 3 | — | 8 | 8 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | N 5 | N 5 | WNW 4 | — | N 4 | NNW 4 | N 5 | NW 4 | S 14 | S 6 | N 6 |
154 | 209 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 86 | 34 | 86 | 1 | — | 14 | 26 | 102 | 4 | 598 | 160 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 63 | 28 | 11 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 38 | 343 | 167 | 38 | 11 |
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