
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 11AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.4m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am 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 ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 12 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
432 | 367 | 361 | 298 | 279 | 220 | 213 | 170 | 167 | 157 | 157 | 157 | 119 | 86 | 86 | 493 | 2350 | 2991 | 3170 | 4362 | 5009 | 3933 | 3289 | |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:14AM1.24m | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | -1 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | E 12 | S 12 |
432 | 367 | 361 | 298 | 279 | 220 | 213 | 170 | 167 | 157 | 157 | 157 | 119 | 86 | 86 | 59 | 132 | 132 | 196 | 193 | 236 | 11 | 3289 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 15 | SE 15 | N 5 | SE 15 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 12 | E 12 |
107 | 69 | 68 | 63 | 61 | 34 | 34 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 37 | 82 | 11 | 79 | 36 | 36 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | SE 18 | SE 17 | SE 16 | ESE 16 | SE 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 15 | SE 11 | SE 18 | — | E 13 | NE 18 | — | E 10 | E 10 |
118 | 118 | 111 | — | — | 20 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 25 | 39 | 11 | 6 | 82 | 20 | 12 | — | 14 | 12 | — | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | SW 3 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 12 | S 13 | S 12 | — |
72 | 74 | 62 | 104 | 129 | 214 | 266 | 309 | 138 | 62 | 53 | 34 | 35 | 50 | 3 | 493 | 2350 | 2991 | 3170 | 4362 | 5009 | 3933 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 11 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 48 | 38 | 28 | 28 | 11 | 59 | 59 | 102 | 103 | 100 | 103 | 180 | 28 | 0 |
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