
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kekerengu today (25 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kekerengu at 11AM is: 0.2m 18s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 25). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Kekerengu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 7 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
26 | 26 | 28 | 43 | 393 | 785 | 754 | 482 | 310 | 283 | 272 | 264 | 352 | 253 | 232 | 225 | 199 | 299 | 340 | 613 | 594 | 692 | 995 | |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | off |
High Tide | 1:27AM1.25m | 1:54PM1.35m | 2:13AM1.24m | 2:39PM1.36m | 2:58AM1.23m | 3:24PM1.37m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:35AM0.28m | 8:11PM0.32m | 8:19AM0.29m | 8:57PM0.32m | 9:04AM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 12 | SE 17 | ESE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | ESE 15 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 13 | SSE 7 | E 12 | S 7 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
21 | 22 | 28 | 18 | 28 | 145 | 179 | 261 | 248 | 283 | 176 | 142 | 102 | 99 | 82 | 225 | 96 | 299 | 117 | 613 | 594 | 692 | 995 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | NNE 5 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 18 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | E 13 | E 12 | ESE 13 | E 13 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 12 |
15 | 10 | 27 | 43 | 78 | 49 | 48 | 70 | 69 | 63 | 272 | 264 | 352 | 253 | 232 | 199 | 199 | 116 | 340 | 77 | 54 | 52 | 77 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 17 | ESE 18 | SE 13 | NNW 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 13 | SSW 14 | SE 13 | SSW 9 | SE 13 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — |
26 | 26 | 23 | 32 | 42 | 7 | 45 | 43 | 41 | 43 | 86 | 85 | 79 | 92 | 170 | 38 | 178 | 16 | 175 | 26 | 23 | 22 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | SSW 7 | — | — | — |
1 | 6 | 29 | 186 | 393 | 785 | 754 | 482 | 310 | 236 | — | — | — | — | — | 92 | 149 | 113 | — | 68 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 52 | 28 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 63 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
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