Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kekerengu today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kekerengu at 2AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 22). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Kekerengu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 89 | 81 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 57 | 78 | 91 | 60 | 109 | 192 | 232 | 222 | 272 | 247 | 164 | 125 | 123 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | off |
High Tide | 2:55AM1.23m | 3:17PM1.32m | 3:43AM1.28m | 4:05PM1.34m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:47PM0.27m | 9:01AM0.27m | 9:33PM0.24m | 9:51AM0.24m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 89 | 81 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 57 | 78 | 91 | 60 | 57 | 192 | 232 | 222 | 272 | 247 | 146 | 140 | 68 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | SSW 12 | SE 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 31 | 33 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 20 | 47 | 109 | 35 | 50 | 51 | 13 | 13 | 164 | 125 | 123 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NNE 4 | S 16 | E 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | — | S 20 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | E 15 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | 33 | 32 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 28 | 13 | 13 | — | 8 | 12 | 5 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 4 | N 4 | S 2 | — | — | NE 2 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 19 | 17 | 13 | 25 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 36 | 77 | 80 | 94 | 332 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 38 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 102 | 85 | 59 | 0 | 38 | 38 | 28 | 28 | 38 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
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