
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kekerengu today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- 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 (0.7m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kekerengu at 6PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Kekerengu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
126 | 276 | 198 | 139 | 94 | 246 | 112 | 115 | 112 | 109 | 107 | 109 | 153 | 215 | 198 | 474 | 440 | 421 | 307 | 467 | 215 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:06AM1.54m | 7:33PM1.43m | 8:00AM1.59m | 8:28PM1.44m | 8:55AM1.62m | 9:23PM1.45m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:30PM0.08m | 1:46AM0.08m | 2:26PM0.05m | 2:40AM0.05m | 3:22PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||
6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 |
Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 10 | N 5 | S 14 | S 9 | S 8 | S 15 | N 5 | S 14 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 10 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 15 | S 15 |
126 | 276 | 198 | 139 | 67 | 246 | 56 | 34 | 112 | 28 | 107 | 72 | 80 | 56 | 158 | 474 | 440 | 421 | 307 | 172 | 215 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SE 15 | N 5 | SE 14 | S 10 | N 5 | S 15 | S 15 | S 8 | S 15 | N 4 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 13 | S 16 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
73 | 8 | 27 | 8 | 94 | 15 | 112 | 115 | 20 | 109 | 6 | 109 | 153 | 215 | 198 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 85 | 17 | 16 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | E 13 | N 7 | — | SSW 14 | N 6 | N 6 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 8 | N 6 | NNE 4 | SE 13 | S 8 | SE 11 | SSE 12 | E 16 | SE 10 | N 6 | N 6 | SSE 13 |
3 | 3 | 26 | — | 36 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 5 | N 7 | — | N 4 | NNW 4 | N 5 | NW 4 | S 4 | — | NNE 6 | N 6 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 2 | — | NNE 3 | S 11 | S 6 |
— | 15 | 377 | 77 | 311 | — | 13 | 40 | 64 | 7 | 36 | — | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 467 | 224 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 343 | 221 | 38 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 28 | 211 | 81 |
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