Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kekerengu today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kekerengu at 6PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Kekerengu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 6 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 56 | 69 | 67 | 65 | 61 | 68 | 121 | 215 | 277 | 251 | 247 | 250 | 151 | 275 | 292 | 360 | 280 | 276 | 269 | 207 | 187 |
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 | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:32AM1.41m | 9:56PM1.30m | 10:20AM1.39m | 10:44PM1.27m | 11:07AM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:53PM0.22m | 4:06AM0.24m | 4:40PM0.26m | 4:51AM0.27m | 5:26PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | S 6 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | NNE 6 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 22 | 69 | 67 | 65 | 61 | 59 | 40 | 215 | 277 | 251 | 247 | 250 | 151 | 246 | 247 | 247 | 202 | 189 | 157 | 40 | 187 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | SSW 15 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSW 16 | S 15 | ESE 13 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 56 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 42 | 51 | 121 | 31 | 23 | 18 | 80 | 116 | 114 | 275 | 292 | 360 | 280 | 276 | 269 | 207 | 126 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | NNE 5 | S 15 | SE 9 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 5 | SSW 9 | S 15 | ENE 7 | SE 4 | E 12 | NE 8 | NE 7 | — | SE 11 | E 6 |
| kJ | 41 | 37 | 35 | 42 | 3 | 39 | 42 | 84 | 44 | 82 | 5 | 29 | 112 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 126 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | ENE 5 | NE 3 | E 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | ENE 7 | NE 2 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 5 | N 6 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | 12 | 15 | 52 | 193 | 137 | 68 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 9 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 89 | 38 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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