Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kekerengu today (20 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kekerengu at 12AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Kekerengu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 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 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 8 | S 12 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3116 | 3140 | 1237 | 946 | 411 | 604 | 298 | 271 | 235 | 230 | 499 | 544 | 380 | 911 | 622 | 485 | 362 | 333 | 257 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:29PM1.34m | 10:56AM1.38m | 11:18PM1.30m | 11:45AM1.37m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:43AM0.20m | 5:14PM0.24m | 5:28AM0.24m | 6:02PM0.28m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 8 | S 12 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 18 | 1822 | 1237 | 946 | 411 | 604 | 298 | 271 | 235 | 230 | 499 | 544 | 380 | 911 | 622 | 485 | 362 | 333 | 257 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 28 | 196 | 184 | 119 | 119 | 121 | 88 | 39 | 123 | 166 | 130 | 132 | 243 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | E 9 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | — | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 39 | 38 | 48 | 38 | 34 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 16 | 14 | 13 | — | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 5 | N 6 |
| kJ | 3116 | 3140 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 45 | 100 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 38 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 59 | 59 | 38 | 0 |
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