Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kekerengu today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kekerengu at 4AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Kekerengu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu night, strong winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | S 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 74 | 59 | 121 | 215 | 277 | 299 | 247 | 265 | 215 | 225 | 371 | 452 | 441 | 346 | 265 | 247 | 222 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:56PM1.30m | 10:20AM1.39m | 10:44PM1.27m | 11:07AM1.37m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:06AM0.24m | 4:40PM0.26m | 4:51AM0.27m | 5:26PM0.29m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 61 | 45 | 32 | 215 | 277 | 299 | 247 | 265 | 151 | 219 | 247 | 452 | 441 | 346 | 265 | 247 | 222 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | ESE 9 | ESE 14 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NNE 5 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 42 | 59 | 121 | 22 | 17 | 10 | 174 | 115 | 215 | 225 | 371 | 247 | 202 | 166 | 157 | 39 | 126 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | SE 14 | SE 9 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 10 | S 9 | ESE 13 | SE 5 | ESE 3 | NE 12 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | SE 11 | S 18 |
| kJ | 3 | 51 | 42 | 50 | 44 | 82 | 47 | 27 | 114 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | 123 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 2 | NE 3 | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | NNE 5 | N 6 | N 4 |
| kJ | 74 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 30 | 103 | 34 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 38 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
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