
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kekerengu today (11 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kekerengu at 9PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Kekerengu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the NNE by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | NE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
262 | 212 | 215 | 244 | 223 | 191 | 175 | 60 | 135 | 107 | 114 | 76 | 71 | 80 | 97 | 88 | 105 | 73 | 52 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:43AM1.44m | 4:15PM1.63m | 4:40AM1.45m | 5:12PM1.62m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:42PM0.07m | 9:56AM0.02m | 10:40PM0.05m | 10:54AM0.00m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 6 | SE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 |
262 | 212 | 215 | 244 | 223 | 191 | 175 | 59 | 49 | 107 | 114 | 68 | 38 | 70 | 62 | 51 | 48 | 44 | 52 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 7 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 8 | ENE 6 | SE 8 |
61 | 60 | 31 | 19 | 28 | 28 | 36 | 60 | 51 | 32 | 31 | 76 | 71 | 28 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 18 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | S 13 | S 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 16 | SSE 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 14 | SSE 8 | ESE 13 |
3 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 5 | 35 | 17 | 12 | 20 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 4 | — | NE 5 | — | NNE 4 | NE 6 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 5 |
— | — | — | 19 | — | 37 | — | 20 | 135 | 38 | 28 | 35 | 58 | 80 | 97 | 88 | 105 | 73 | 42 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 38 | 0 | 101 | 86 | 11 | 11 | 38 | 59 | 59 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 |
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