
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kekerengu today (20 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kekerengu at 10PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Kekerengu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 16 | S 15 | S 11 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
582 | 631 | 246 | 476 | 295 | 289 | 279 | 272 | 224 | 282 | 480 | 411 | 340 | 268 | 127 | 90 | 89 | 80 | 56 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:24AM1.20m | 1:46PM1.31m | 2:09AM1.20m | 2:31PM1.31m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:19PM0.30m | 7:27AM0.30m | 8:03PM0.29m | 8:13AM0.29m | 8:47PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | S 11 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
582 | 631 | 246 | 476 | 295 | 289 | 279 | 272 | 224 | 282 | 480 | 411 | 340 | 268 | 127 | 90 | 89 | 80 | 56 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 14 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | S 15 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
4 | 4 | 153 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 31 | 16 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 10 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NNE 4 | E 10 | NE 10 | — | — | E 13 | E 10 | SSW 13 | — | E 9 | E 9 |
— | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 54 | — | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 2 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 5 | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | N 4 | SW 2 | SW 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 |
1 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 27 | 3 | 17 | 22 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 101 | 85 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 38 | 11 | 11 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 11 | 11 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Kaikoura and Marlborough | |||||||||||||||||||
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