Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kekerengu today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Kekerengu at 5PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Kekerengu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | N 5 | N 5 | ESE 8 | N 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 206 | 131 | 131 | 134 | 139 | 93 | 71 | 70 | 77 | 71 | 65 | 46 | 44 | 43 | 47 | 51 | 47 | 44 | 68 | 68 | 67 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 4:15PM1.63m | 4:40AM1.45m | 5:12PM1.62m | 5:37AM1.46m | 6:07PM1.60m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:56AM0.02m | 10:40PM0.05m | 10:54AM0.00m | 11:37PM0.04m | 11:52AM0.00m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 206 | 131 | 131 | 134 | 139 | 93 | 54 | 38 | 62 | 51 | 65 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 47 | 51 | 47 | 44 | 68 | 68 | 67 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 21 | 36 | 50 | 32 | 31 | 47 | 71 | 70 | 29 | 20 | 13 | 18 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 27 | 16 | 16 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | E 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | ESE 14 | SE 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 21 | 29 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 29 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | — | 13 | 28 | 31 | 27 | 35 | 44 | 60 | 77 | 71 | 57 | 46 | 27 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 59 | 59 | 59 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
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