
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kekerengu today (29 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kekerengu at 9AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 29). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Kekerengu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSW 12 | S 11 | SSW 6 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
112 | 113 | 112 | 109 | 107 | 155 | 155 | 218 | 273 | 327 | 308 | 427 | 298 | 433 | 431 | 856 | 1697 | 1872 | 1888 | 1676 | 1351 | 1107 | 1058 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:00AM1.59m | 8:28PM1.44m | 8:55AM1.62m | 9:23PM1.45m | 9:51AM1.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:46AM0.08m | 2:26PM0.05m | 2:40AM0.05m | 3:22PM0.03m | 3:36AM0.04m | 4:18PM0.03m | |||||||||||||||||
6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 15 | S 15 | N 5 | S 14 | S 15 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSW 12 | S 16 | SSE 13 | S 14 | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 |
39 | 113 | 112 | 16 | 107 | 155 | 80 | 52 | 273 | 327 | 308 | 427 | 298 | 242 | 16 | 261 | — | — | — | 1676 | 1351 | 1107 | 1058 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 15 | NNE 5 | N 6 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | N 3 | S 17 | N 6 | N 6 | E 13 | — | — | — | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 11 |
112 | 35 | 21 | 109 | 7 | 11 | 155 | 218 | 12 | 26 | 18 | 1 | 135 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 23 | 13 | 13 | 20 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | SE 14 | SE 14 | N 6 | N 6 | SE 13 | NNE 6 | SE 13 | SSW 6 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 14 | NE 14 | — | — |
11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 20 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | WNW 4 | S 4 | S 5 | — | N 6 | SSW 5 | NNW 3 | N 3 | — | S 4 | S 11 | SSW 6 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | — | — | — | — |
15 | 46 | 54 | 7 | 24 | 69 | — | 6 | 37 | 2 | 5 | — | 17 | 433 | 431 | 856 | 1697 | 1872 | 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 28 | 241 | 90 | 28 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 0 | 28 | 70 | 198 | 28 | 51 | 28 | 0 | 28 | 209 |
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