Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kekerengu today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kekerengu at 5AM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 15). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Kekerengu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed night, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, near gales from the SSW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | N 6 | S 14 | S 14 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 258 | 16 | 15 | 40 | 43 | 58 | 138 | 402 | 2131 | 3298 | 3500 | 3911 | 3940 | 3325 | 3046 | 2869 | 2448 | 2206 | 1027 | 792 | 690 | 410 | 611 | 324 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | 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-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:11AM1.43m | 9:36PM1.30m | 9:58AM1.41m | 10:23PM1.27m | 10:44AM1.39m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:59AM0.22m | 3:35PM0.21m | 3:45AM0.25m | 4:21PM0.24m | 4:30AM0.27m | 5:07PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 0 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | S 5 | NNE 6 | SSW 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | S 16 | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 165 | 93 | 20 | 10 | 25 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | — | — | 20 | — | — | 1027 | 792 | 296 | 357 | 334 | 311 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 10 | NNE 5 | SSW 9 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | S 13 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | S 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 39 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 184 | 173 | 68 | 85 | 367 | 324 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 10 | S 14 | NNE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | SE 11 |
| kJ | — | 10 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | 33 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | — |
| kJ | 258 | 22 | 33 | 40 | 43 | 58 | 138 | 402 | 2131 | 3298 | 3500 | 3911 | 3940 | 3325 | 3046 | 2869 | 2448 | 2206 | 784 | 697 | 690 | 410 | 611 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 52 | 38 | 52 | 0 | 28 | 100 | 102 | 100 | 103 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 205 | 175 | 124 | 124 | 51 | 28 | 28 | 198 | 198 | 28 | 0 |
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