
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kekerengu today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kekerengu at 9AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 28). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Kekerengu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 10 | SSW 12 | S 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
327 | 282 | 194 | 126 | 276 | 198 | 139 | 128 | 246 | 112 | 116 | 112 | 109 | 107 | 153 | 150 | 215 | 336 | 317 | 304 | 483 | 374 | 559 | 157 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 7:06AM1.54m | 7:33PM1.43m | 8:00AM1.59m | 8:28PM1.44m | 8:55AM1.62m | 9:23PM1.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:52AM0.10m | 1:30PM0.08m | 1:46AM0.08m | 2:26PM0.05m | 2:40AM0.05m | 3:22PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 8 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 10 | N 5 | S 14 | S 9 | S 8 | S 15 | N 5 | S 14 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 14 | S 6 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 10 | S 11 | S 15 |
327 | 282 | 194 | 126 | 276 | 198 | 139 | 55 | 246 | 56 | 34 | 112 | 28 | 107 | 137 | 130 | 76 | 336 | 61 | 304 | 483 | 374 | 351 | 157 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | NE 8 | SSW 12 | S 12 | N 4 | N 5 | SE 14 | SSW 10 | N 5 | S 15 | S 15 | S 8 | S 15 | N 4 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | N 6 | SSW 14 | SSE 5 | SE 12 | S 16 | S 15 | SSE 13 |
1 | 2 | 49 | 73 | 4 | 28 | 8 | 128 | 15 | 112 | 116 | 11 | 109 | 6 | 153 | 150 | 215 | 2 | 317 | 26 | 6 | 83 | 165 | 16 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | SE 10 | NE 8 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | — | SE 14 | NNE 6 | N 6 | SE 14 | SE 14 | NW 4 | N 6 | NNE 6 | SE 13 | N 6 | SE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 10 | N 3 | N 3 | SSE 13 |
3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 38 | — | 8 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 8 | NNW 3 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 7 | N 5 | NW 4 | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | S 4 | — | N 6 | — | S 6 | — | NNW 6 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | SSW 12 | S 6 |
— | 5 | 2 | 24 | 72 | 427 | 90 | 4 | — | 14 | 34 | 66 | 140 | 57 | — | 2 | — | 92 | — | 14 | 1 | 2 | 559 | 301 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 103 | 151 | 28 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 70 |
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