Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kekerengu today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kekerengu at 2AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 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 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the WNW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||
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 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 508 | 544 | 380 | 796 | 631 | 488 | 430 | 339 | 266 | 244 | 240 | 235 | 229 | 224 | 178 | 172 | 128 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:18PM1.30m | 11:45AM1.37m | 00:06AM1.26m | 12:32PM1.35m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:28AM0.24m | 6:02PM0.28m | 6:13AM0.28m | 6:48PM0.31m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 508 | 544 | 380 | 796 | 631 | 488 | 430 | 339 | 266 | 244 | 240 | 235 | 229 | 224 | 178 | 172 | 128 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SE 11 | E 14 | E 14 |
| kJ | 130 | 133 | 243 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 32 | 37 | 37 | 33 | 27 | 25 | 36 | 46 | 5 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | — | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 14 | — | — |
| kJ | 27 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 16 | 15 | 13 | — | 22 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 4 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 14 | 48 | 29 | 74 | 106 | 124 | 178 | 184 | 29 | 76 | 93 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 59 | 59 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 38 | 48 |
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