Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kekerengu today (18 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kekerengu at 9PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Kekerengu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 12 | SE 11 | 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 11 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 294 | 250 | 215 | 292 | 385 | 465 | 441 | 346 | 336 | 247 | 215 | 198 | 195 | 82 | 689 | 828 | 2602 | 4486 | 4088 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | 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 | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 12 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | SE 11 | 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 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 294 | 250 | 151 | 219 | 385 | 465 | 441 | 346 | 336 | 247 | 215 | 198 | 195 | 82 | 246 | 47 | 46 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | N 5 | N 5 | S 11 | SSW 15 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 174 | 115 | 215 | 292 | 247 | 247 | 202 | 166 | 126 | 126 | 126 | 82 | 23 | 7 | 64 | 78 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | NNE 4 | ESE 13 | SE 5 | E 12 | NE 12 | E 12 | E 7 | NNE 5 | N 6 | S 18 | E 11 | ESE 11 | S 15 | ESE 11 | NNW 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 47 | 6 | 114 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 82 | 74 | 47 | 4 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 5 | N 6 | NNW 4 | N 5 | WNW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 73 | 91 | 20 | 53 | 3 | 109 | 689 | 828 | 2602 | 4486 | 4088 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 85 | 145 | 198 | 0 |
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