Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kekerengu today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kekerengu at 2PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 28). An open ocean swell of 2.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Kekerengu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Fri morning, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | S 15 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 347 | 282 | 225 | 216 | 205 | 198 | 198 | 240 | 235 | 184 | 138 | 133 | 100 | 71 | 49 | 32 | 50 | 89 | 102 | 121 | 181 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | off |
High Tide | 5:05PM1.37m | 5:26AM1.26m | 5:51PM1.38m | 6:12AM1.29m | 6:37PM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:48AM0.23m | 11:25PM0.24m | 11:36AM0.21m | 00:11AM0.22m | 12:25PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | N 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | N 7 | S 16 |
| kJ | 347 | 282 | 225 | 216 | 205 | 114 | 198 | 240 | 235 | 184 | 138 | 133 | 100 | 71 | 49 | 32 | 50 | 89 | 102 | 21 | 181 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | SE 15 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | S 11 | N 7 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSE 10 | N 4 | N 3 | S 15 | N 4 |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 198 | 56 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 39 | 23 | 16 | 28 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 121 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | — | SE 15 | SE 15 | ESE 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 13 | SE 12 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SW 5 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 10 | — | 9 | 8 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 43 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 7 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | S 2 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | N 4 | NNW 5 | SW 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 473 | 460 | 493 | 413 | 250 | 365 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 13 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 27 | 43 | 53 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 81 | 38 | 48 | 38 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
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