
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kekerengu today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kekerengu at 6AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Kekerengu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | N 6 | S 8 | S 8 | NNE 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | N 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
410 | 333 | 279 | 116 | 173 | 165 | 173 | 180 | 78 | 101 | 22 | 22 | 45 | 41 | 30 | 40 | 121 | |
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 | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:28PM1.42m | 7:53AM1.44m | 8:18PM1.38m | 8:43AM1.43m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:46AM0.13m | 2:14PM0.14m | 2:34AM0.17m | 3:05PM0.18m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SE 10 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SE 11 | SE 10 |
410 | 333 | 279 | 116 | 173 | 165 | 80 | 40 | 35 | 48 | 36 | 38 | 38 | 56 | 43 | 40 | 39 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | S 15 | S 10 | S 15 | S 14 | SE 8 | SSW 9 | SE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 8 | S 8 |
2 | 2 | 39 | 92 | 38 | 16 | 35 | 27 | 17 | 35 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 41 | 30 | 11 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | E 9 | E 11 | S 15 | E 11 | E 10 | SSW 14 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 13 | S 14 |
48 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 2 | 2 | 40 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 12 | 14 | 15 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | N 6 | — | N 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 4 | NNE 7 | N 6 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 59 | 173 | 180 | 78 | 101 | — | 123 | 45 | 272 | 20 | 220 | 121 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 38 | 63 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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