
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kekerengu today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kekerengu at 11AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Kekerengu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun morning, calm by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 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) | S 13 | S 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NNE 6 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 15 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
212 | 114 | 137 | 135 | 133 | 129 | 136 | 131 | 129 | 127 | 125 | 84 | 785 | 866 | 921 | 513 | 356 | 219 | 152 | 319 | 338 | 404 | 643 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | on | on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:05AM1.28m | 4:30PM1.36m | 4:53AM1.32m | 5:18PM1.38m | 5:42AM1.38m | 6:07PM1.39m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:15AM0.21m | 10:47PM0.21m | 11:07AM0.18m | 11:34PM0.18m | 11:59AM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 12 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | N 5 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | N 8 | ESE 12 | ESE 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 13 |
212 | 114 | 121 | 116 | 114 | 129 | 136 | 28 | 129 | 127 | 125 | 71 | 79 | 180 | 626 | 513 | 356 | 219 | 152 | 319 | 338 | 404 | 643 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 11 | S 10 | ESE 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 15 | N 7 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSW 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
141 | 101 | 137 | 135 | 133 | 82 | 72 | 131 | 68 | 46 | 43 | 79 | 84 | 3 | 161 | 154 | 151 | 149 | 115 | 109 | 106 | 89 | 87 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | ESE 11 | SE 7 | — | SE 6 | E 18 | ESE 17 | S 10 | N 4 | ESE 16 | SE 15 | ESE 15 | N 9 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ESE 13 | — | — | NNW 6 | NNW 6 |
2 | 39 | 2 | — | 2 | 6 | 28 | 69 | 13 | 50 | 59 | 84 | 25 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 35 | 55 | 111 | — | — | 12 | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | N 6 | NW 3 | N 4 | N 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | N 6 | NNW 3 | — | — | NNE 4 | NE 3 | — | — |
— | 1 | 2 | 9 | 59 | 95 | 47 | 94 | 3 | 42 | 110 | 399 | 785 | 866 | 921 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 38 | 59 | 38 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 211 | 246 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 0 |
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