Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kekerengu today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kekerengu at 8AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Kekerengu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSE 8 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 15 | S 13 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 422 | 1208 | 1155 | 986 | 852 | 746 | 792 | 784 | 772 | 796 | 818 | 704 | 715 | 818 | 831 | 831 | 715 | 591 | 408 | 674 | 345 | 538 | 510 | 489 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:09PM1.25m | 11:30AM1.36m | 11:54PM1.23m | 12:16PM1.34m | 00:39AM1.21m | 1:01PM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:15AM0.29m | 5:51PM0.28m | 5:59AM0.30m | 6:35PM0.29m | 6:42AM0.31m | 7:19PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 15 | S 13 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | 422 | 1208 | 1155 | 986 | 852 | 746 | 792 | 784 | 772 | 796 | 818 | 704 | 715 | 818 | 831 | 831 | 715 | 591 | 408 | 674 | 345 | 538 | 510 | 489 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | ESE 11 | E 11 | — | E 11 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 7 | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 242 | 12 | 2 | — | 2 | 29 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 25 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 125 | 193 | 125 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | — | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 87 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 12 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 101 | 85 | 59 | 0 |
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