
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kekerengu today (18 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kekerengu at 10PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 18). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Kekerengu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the N by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sun 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 15 | S 11 | S 11 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | N 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 6 | SE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
790 | 150 | 244 | 426 | 1262 | 1384 | 1548 | 1305 | 1037 | 791 | 609 | 573 | 430 | 350 | 276 | 209 | 152 | 68 | 71 | 150 | 146 | 97 | 148 | 98 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:47PM1.69m | 8:14AM1.48m | 8:44PM1.65m | 9:12AM1.45m | 9:40PM1.59m | 10:09AM1.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:14AM-0.02m | 2:28PM-0.02m | 3:10AM-0.00m | 3:25PM0.01m | 4:05AM0.03m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | |
4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 11 | S 11 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 | S 14 | N 5 | N 6 | SE 6 |
106 | 150 | 244 | 426 | 1262 | 1384 | 1548 | 1305 | 1037 | 791 | 609 | 573 | 430 | 350 | 276 | 209 | 116 | 48 | 35 | 150 | 146 | 21 | 30 | 98 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | SE 11 | S 15 | S 14 | SE 11 | E 20 | E 20 | E 19 | E 18 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SE 15 | NE 10 | N 6 | S 13 | S 13 |
1 | 5 | 205 | 338 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 42 | 42 | 24 | 26 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 68 | 71 | 9 | 4 | 20 | 92 | 87 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | — | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 18 | — | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | SSW 11 | SE 16 | E 10 | SE 15 | S 14 | N 8 | NNE 6 |
5 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 97 | 13 | 13 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NNE 4 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | WNW 2 | N 7 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 6 | N 7 | N 5 | N 5 | S 5 | SSE 6 | — |
790 | 253 | 75 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 28 | 136 | 89 | 60 | 1 | 71 | 73 | 100 | 152 | 237 | 245 | 85 | 51 | 4 | 148 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 128 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 48 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 28 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
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