Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kekerengu today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kekerengu at 2PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Kekerengu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 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) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 345 | 266 | 529 | 417 | 507 | 181 | 200 | 452 | 698 | 1508 | 3693 | 5895 | 6118 | 5290 | 4348 | 3675 | 2745 | 3924 | 2918 | 2216 | 1708 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:22AM1.44m | 8:47PM1.45m | 9:15AM1.42m | 9:39PM1.39m | 10:07AM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:40PM0.09m | 3:07AM0.10m | 3:33PM0.14m | 3:55AM0.15m | 4:24PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | -1 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 12 | SE 15 | ESE 15 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | 153 | 149 | 140 | 125 | 121 | 162 | 123 | 92 | 71 | 50 | 33 | 20 | 21 | 44 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 18 | 2918 | 2216 | 1708 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — | SE 15 | — | — | — | ESE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 225 | 218 | 190 | 218 | 220 | 79 | 48 | 76 | 44 | 46 | 24 | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | 18 | 39 | 38 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 15 | SE 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 76 | 46 | 25 | 21 | 32 | 181 | 121 | 28 | 17 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 345 | 266 | 529 | 417 | 507 | 106 | 200 | 452 | 698 | 1508 | 3693 | 5895 | 6118 | 5290 | 4348 | 3675 | 2745 | 3924 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 51 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 194 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 123 | 28 | 28 | 198 | 0 | 0 |
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