Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kekerengu today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kekerengu at 2AM is: 1.2m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Kekerengu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Thu night, calm by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 447 | 700 | 812 | 1116 | 1472 | 1149 | 945 | 894 | 694 | 555 | 444 | 420 | 347 | 282 | 225 | 216 | 205 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:54AM1.23m | 4:20PM1.37m | 4:39AM1.24m | 5:05PM1.37m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:53PM0.29m | 10:01AM0.25m | 10:40PM0.27m | 10:48AM0.23m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | S 17 | S 6 | S 17 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 19 | 700 | 156 | 1116 | 1472 | 1149 | 945 | 894 | 694 | 555 | 444 | 420 | 347 | 282 | 225 | 216 | 205 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | NNE 5 | S 17 | SSE 6 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 16 | E 7 | SE 15 | SE 15 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 17 | 8 | 812 | 119 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 45 | 40 | 32 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | ESE 13 | NNE 5 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | N 5 | — | — | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 16 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 15 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 1 | 16 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 2 | — | — | 14 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 5 | — | — | — | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 5 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 |
| kJ | 447 | 66 | — | — | — | 25 | 42 | 53 | 21 | 50 | 77 | 202 | 339 | 521 | 617 | 442 | 190 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 38 | 11 | 59 | 100 | 0 | 101 | 93 | 86 | 59 | 38 | 51 | 59 | 81 | 117 | 117 | 38 | 38 |
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