Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kekerengu today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kekerengu at 2PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 26). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Kekerengu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Fri morning, light winds from the NW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | N 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 298 | 291 | 284 | 276 | 254 | 276 | 687 | 582 | 822 | 1103 | 1162 | 997 | 931 | 869 | 772 | 623 | 513 | 353 | 287 | 225 | 221 | 169 | 181 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:08AM1.22m | 3:35PM1.36m | 3:54AM1.23m | 4:20PM1.37m | 4:39AM1.24m | 5:05PM1.37m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:14AM0.27m | 9:53PM0.29m | 10:01AM0.25m | 10:40PM0.27m | 10:48AM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | S 17 | S 7 | S 17 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 298 | 291 | 284 | 276 | 254 | 276 | 365 | 582 | 202 | 1103 | 1162 | 997 | 931 | 869 | 772 | 623 | 513 | 353 | 287 | 225 | 221 | 169 | 157 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | N 5 | N 4 | S 17 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 11 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 11 | SE 16 | SE 15 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 35 | 10 | 822 | 123 | 31 | 24 | 13 | 17 | 34 | 39 | 31 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | — | E 11 | — | NNE 8 | ESE 13 | NNE 4 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | — | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | ESE 15 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 14 | 19 | 18 | — | 2 | — | 11 | 16 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 16 | — | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 2 | NNW 4 | N 5 | N 5 | SSW 15 | S 6 | — | — | — | E 5 | E 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 18 | 41 | 51 | 687 | 139 | — | — | — | 25 | 22 | 29 | 15 | 35 | 61 | 278 | 468 | 627 | 609 | 345 | 181 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 38 | 28 | 59 | 51 | 0 | 102 | 101 | 86 | 59 | 38 | 59 | 59 | 81 | 108 | 81 | 213 | 38 | 38 | 28 |
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