Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kekerengu today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 23s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 22s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 19s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kekerengu at 12AM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.0m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 23s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 22s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Kekerengu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 892 | 870 | 988 | 962 | 936 | 911 | 1810 | 2666 | 2395 | 1996 | 1879 | 1407 | 1133 | 879 | 847 | 954 | 882 | 945 | 1074 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | off | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 7:25PM1.64m | 7:52AM1.46m | 8:20PM1.59m | 8:48AM1.44m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:51AM0.00m | 2:07PM-0.00m | 2:45AM0.02m | 3:03PM0.04m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 892 | 870 | 988 | 962 | 936 | 911 | 785 | 2666 | 2395 | 1996 | 1879 | 1407 | 1133 | 879 | 847 | 954 | 882 | 945 | 1074 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 441 | 429 | 417 | 405 | 274 | 429 | 1810 | 763 | 702 | 586 | 569 | 561 | 440 | 434 | 357 | 351 | 295 | 257 | 241 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | S 24 | SSW 23 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 15 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 105 | 1689 | 642 | — | — | — | — | 323 | 216 | 141 | 79 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 52 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 102 |
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