Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kekerengu today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kekerengu at 6PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Kekerengu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ESE 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 14 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
177 | 159 | 343 | 155 | 218 | 218 | 298 | 291 | 272 | 215 | 258 | 276 | 17 | 526 | 774 | 1296 | 902 | 1468 | 1196 | 988 | 772 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:49PM1.35m | 3:08AM1.22m | 3:35PM1.36m | 3:54AM1.23m | 4:20PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:28AM0.29m | 9:07PM0.31m | 9:14AM0.27m | 9:53PM0.29m | 10:01AM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||
7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | N 5 | S 16 | S 7 | S 17 | S 14 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 |
177 | 127 | 343 | 155 | 218 | 218 | 298 | 291 | 272 | 215 | 258 | 276 | 15 | 526 | 181 | 1296 | 902 | 1468 | 1196 | 988 | 772 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | N 4 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NNE 8 | NNE 4 | S 16 | S 6 | S 17 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 5 |
161 | 159 | 5 | 64 | 42 | 39 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 774 | 97 | 560 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 25 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | ESE 13 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | ESE 12 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SW 5 | E 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | — | — | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
5 | 8 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | — | — | 13 | 13 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 4 | N 5 | — | WNW 2 | — | — | N 5 | NNW 4 | N 5 | N 4 | S 5 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 5 | N 4 |
— | — | 7 | 17 | — | 1 | — | — | 8 | 21 | 51 | 48 | 142 | 233 | 199 | — | — | — | 10 | 37 | 24 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 100 | 123 | 28 | 102 | 38 | 11 | 59 | 38 | 38 |
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