Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kekerengu today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kekerengu at 10AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Kekerengu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 16 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 295 | 289 | 332 | 224 | 272 | 282 | 404 | 417 | 340 | 268 | 130 | 90 | 90 | 80 | 76 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 40 | 43 | 47 | 121 | 267 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:24AM1.20m | 1:46PM1.31m | 2:09AM1.20m | 2:31PM1.31m | 2:55AM1.23m | 3:17PM1.32m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:27AM0.30m | 8:03PM0.29m | 8:13AM0.29m | 8:47PM0.27m | 9:01AM0.27m | 9:33PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 7 | S 15 |
| kJ | 295 | 289 | 332 | 224 | 272 | 282 | 404 | 417 | 340 | 268 | 130 | 90 | 90 | 80 | 76 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 40 | 43 | 47 | 38 | 267 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | S 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | E 15 | NE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NNE 4 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 8 | SSE 9 | S 16 | S 7 |
| kJ | 10 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 33 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 30 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 121 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NNE 4 | — | E 10 | — | — | — | E 14 | E 9 | SSW 13 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SSW 13 | NNE 4 | N 4 | S 13 | S 16 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 53 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 45 | 28 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | N 4 | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 4 | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 |
| kJ | 36 | 7 | 29 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 24 | — | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 38 | 11 | 11 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 102 | 85 | 85 | 11 |
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