
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kekerengu today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kekerengu at 12AM is: 1.8m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Kekerengu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 19 | S 18 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
2998 | 2408 | 1817 | 1415 | 1321 | 988 | 820 | 784 | 663 | 538 | 423 | 344 | 325 | 259 | 259 | 123 | 85 | 86 | 86 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:08PM1.45m | 10:38AM1.40m | 11:00PM1.39m | 11:30AM1.38m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:28AM0.10m | 4:52PM0.16m | 5:17AM0.15m | 5:44PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 18 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 13 | S 13 |
2998 | 2408 | 1817 | 1415 | 1321 | 988 | 820 | 784 | 663 | 538 | 423 | 344 | 325 | 259 | 259 | 74 | 54 | 86 | 86 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 8 | S 8 |
125 | 121 | 90 | 87 | 85 | 84 | 70 | 63 | 48 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 30 | 30 | 23 | 123 | 85 | 33 | 30 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | 49 | 49 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 22 | 11 | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 31 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 151 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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