
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kekerengu today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kekerengu at 3AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Kekerengu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 11 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
215 | 292 | 385 | 465 | 441 | 346 | 336 | 308 | 218 | 198 | 244 | 82 | 528 | 1252 | 2729 | 5110 | 4826 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:44PM1.27m | 11:07AM1.37m | 11:31PM1.25m | 11:54AM1.35m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:51AM0.27m | 5:26PM0.29m | 5:36AM0.29m | 6:12PM0.30m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 11 | S 8 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 12 |
151 | 223 | 385 | 465 | 441 | 346 | 336 | 308 | 218 | 198 | 244 | 82 | 287 | 47 | 30 | 30 | 3504 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SSW 15 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | N 6 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | N 5 | S 15 | SE 11 | N 6 | — | — | SE 11 |
215 | 292 | 247 | 247 | 202 | 166 | 126 | 34 | 126 | 82 | 29 | 74 | 59 | 3 | — | — | 30 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | SE 5 | E 12 | NE 12 | NNE 4 | E 7 | N 5 | SE 11 | S 18 | — | ESE 11 | NNE 5 | S 11 | — | — | — | — |
114 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 20 | 126 | 6 | — | 82 | 4 | 65 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | NE 4 | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | — | NNW 4 | N 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 12 | SSW 12 |
9 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 11 | 87 | — | 19 | 80 | 25 | 161 | 528 | 1252 | 2729 | 5110 | 4826 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 11 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 0 | 109 | 505 | 102 | 0 |
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