
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kekerengu today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kekerengu at 7AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Kekerengu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
417 | 340 | 268 | 199 | 92 | 90 | 81 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 58 | 49 | 51 | 46 | 109 | 192 | 229 | 168 | 263 | 161 | 127 | 123 | 121 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:09AM1.20m | 2:31PM1.31m | 2:55AM1.23m | 3:17PM1.32m | 3:43AM1.28m | 4:05PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:13AM0.29m | 8:47PM0.27m | 9:01AM0.27m | 9:33PM0.24m | 9:51AM0.24m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 10 | S 10 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
417 | 340 | 268 | 199 | 92 | 90 | 81 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 58 | 49 | 51 | 46 | 40 | 192 | 229 | 168 | 263 | 161 | 127 | 265 | 144 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 15 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 33 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 17 | 109 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 123 | 121 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 14 | E 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | E 9 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | NNE 4 | SSW 13 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 10 | SE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | — | S 20 | E 16 | SE 11 | E 15 |
— | — | 4 | 2 | 50 | 31 | 33 | 2 | — | 32 | 31 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 46 | 18 | 6 | 13 | 13 | — | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 5 | SW 3 | — | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
2 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 2 | — | 10 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 58 | 83 | 156 | 278 | 527 | 263 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 38 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 102 | 85 | 59 | 11 | 38 | 38 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 11 | 0 |
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