Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kekerengu today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kekerengu at 1AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 19). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Kekerengu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 16 | S 15 | S 11 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 736 | 843 | 736 | 627 | 609 | 541 | 565 | 413 | 687 | 631 | 242 | 565 | 295 | 287 | 277 | 224 | 224 | 282 | 480 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 00:39AM1.21m | 1:01PM1.32m | 1:24AM1.20m | 1:46PM1.31m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:42AM0.31m | 7:19PM0.30m | 7:27AM0.30m | 8:03PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 16 | S 15 | S 11 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 |
| kJ | 736 | 843 | 736 | 627 | 609 | 541 | 565 | 413 | 687 | 631 | 242 | 565 | 295 | 287 | 277 | 224 | 224 | 282 | 480 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 14 | SSW 14 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | S 15 | NNE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 283 | 195 | 193 | 127 | 4 | 4 | 153 | 265 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | — | E 10 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NNE 4 | E 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | N 4 | — | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 20 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | 9 | 7 | 13 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 38 | 101 | 85 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 38 | 11 | 11 |
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