
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kekerengu today (28 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kekerengu at 10PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 28). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 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 (28 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Kekerengu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
198 | 139 | 94 | 246 | 112 | 113 | 112 | 109 | 107 | 155 | 155 | 218 | 411 | 474 | 447 | 582 | 298 | 519 | 699 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:33PM1.43m | 8:00AM1.59m | 8:28PM1.44m | 8:55AM1.62m | 9:23PM1.45m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:46AM0.08m | 2:26PM0.05m | 2:40AM0.05m | 3:22PM0.03m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 7 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | S 9 | S 8 | S 15 | N 5 | S 14 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | NNW 3 | SSW 12 | S 16 | S 15 |
198 | 77 | 65 | 29 | 39 | 35 | 112 | 22 | 107 | 75 | 83 | 56 | 411 | 474 | 447 | 2 | 298 | 239 | 215 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 8 | S 15 | N 4 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SE 5 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SE 13 | S 16 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
20 | 139 | 94 | 246 | 112 | 113 | 21 | 109 | 10 | 155 | 155 | 218 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 85 | 27 | 26 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | SE 14 | SSW 14 | NW 4 | N 6 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 8 | SE 13 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SE 13 | SE 11 | E 12 | — | — | N 4 | SSE 13 | NNW 6 |
18 | 8 | 36 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 17 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 4 | — | N 4 | NNW 4 | N 5 | NW 4 | S 4 | — | — | N 6 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | S 13 | S 4 | S 12 | S 12 |
308 | 532 | 1 | — | 15 | 40 | 64 | 7 | 38 | — | — | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 582 | 26 | 519 | 699 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 51 | 28 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 205 |
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