
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kekerengu today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kekerengu at 12PM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Kekerengu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | S 23 | S 23 | S 22 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
481 | 604 | 733 | 848 | 892 | 870 | 988 | 962 | 936 | 911 | 1810 | 2666 | 2702 | 2016 | 1386 | 1407 | 1133 | 1029 | 979 | 954 | 882 | 957 | 957 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 6:55AM1.48m | 7:25PM1.64m | 7:52AM1.46m | 8:20PM1.59m | 8:48AM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:55AM-0.00m | 1:10PM-0.03m | 1:51AM0.00m | 2:07PM-0.00m | 2:45AM0.02m | 3:03PM0.04m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | S 23 | S 22 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
481 | 604 | 733 | 848 | 892 | 870 | 988 | 962 | 936 | 911 | 785 | 2666 | 2702 | 2016 | 1386 | 1407 | 1133 | 1029 | 979 | 954 | 882 | 957 | 957 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 12 | S 14 | S 23 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 |
80 | 503 | 614 | 537 | 441 | 429 | 417 | 405 | 274 | 429 | 1810 | 774 | 752 | 586 | 569 | 486 | 479 | 434 | 357 | 351 | 295 | 257 | 196 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | — | — | — | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | S 20 | S 24 | SSW 23 | SSW 14 | — | — | S 23 | NNE 4 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | — | — | — |
42 | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 105 | 1689 | 678 | — | — | 499 | 5 | 323 | 218 | 134 | 75 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | S 3 | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 12 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 11 | 0 |
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