
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kekerengu today (16 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kekerengu at 9PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Kekerengu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sun 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 15 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | S 23 | S 23 | S 22 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
133 | 219 | 390 | 412 | 481 | 604 | 733 | 904 | 892 | 991 | 988 | 962 | 936 | 911 | 1810 | 2666 | 2702 | 2039 | 1879 | 1407 | 980 | 1004 | 967 | 942 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 6:29PM1.68m | 6:55AM1.48m | 7:25PM1.64m | 7:52AM1.46m | 8:20PM1.59m | 8:48AM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:55AM-0.00m | 1:10PM-0.03m | 1:51AM0.00m | 2:07PM-0.00m | 2:45AM0.02m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | |
5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 7 | S 7 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | S 23 | S 22 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
42 | 33 | 73 | 82 | 481 | 604 | 733 | 904 | 892 | 991 | 988 | 962 | 936 | 911 | 785 | 2666 | 2702 | 2039 | 1879 | 1407 | 980 | 1004 | 967 | 942 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 15 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | S 7 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 12 | S 14 | S 23 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
133 | 219 | 390 | 412 | 80 | 503 | 614 | 537 | 530 | 429 | 417 | 405 | 299 | 429 | 1810 | 774 | 752 | 586 | 569 | 561 | 479 | 434 | 357 | 351 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | — | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | — | SSW 15 | S 20 | S 24 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | S 21 | S 22 | S 21 | S 21 |
3 | 18 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 158 | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | 121 | 7 | 104 | 633 | 642 | — | — | — | — | 323 | 145 | 141 | 79 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | — | — | N 5 | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
58 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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