
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kekerengu today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kekerengu at 7PM is: 1.9m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Kekerengu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | N 6 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
361 | 298 | 279 | 222 | 217 | 170 | 167 | 157 | 157 | 157 | 116 | 86 | 86 | 758 | 1951 | 2840 | 3289 | 3742 | 3441 | 2891 | 2307 | |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 5:40PM1.39m | 5:59AM1.24m | 6:24PM1.38m | 6:44AM1.24m | 7:08PM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:22AM0.25m | 00:02AM0.27m | 12:08PM0.23m | 00:47AM0.25m | 12:54PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||
7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
Feels °C | 4 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | -1 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | N 5 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | S 12 | S 12 |
361 | 298 | 279 | 220 | 217 | 170 | 167 | 157 | 157 | 157 | 116 | 20 | 86 | 57 | 130 | 132 | 196 | 239 | 233 | 2891 | 2307 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | N 7 | SE 15 | E 11 | N 5 | SE 15 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 15 | SE 14 |
68 | 63 | 61 | 34 | 34 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 8 | 37 | 86 | 7 | 78 | 36 | 36 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 188 | 206 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | SE 18 | SE 17 | SE 16 | ESE 16 | SE 16 | SE 12 | SE 15 | SE 15 | ESE 11 | SE 18 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 17 | E 10 | E 10 |
6 | — | — | 20 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 25 | 39 | 23 | 82 | 59 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 4 | WNW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — |
89 | 129 | 152 | 222 | 305 | 237 | 148 | 74 | 67 | 36 | 28 | 6 | 21 | 758 | 1951 | 2840 | 3289 | 3742 | 3441 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 48 | 38 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 59 | 102 | 102 | 100 | 103 | 103 | 180 | 28 | 0 |
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