Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kekerengu today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kekerengu at 1PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Kekerengu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu morning, near gales from the SSW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | ENE 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 16 | 18 | 21 | 31 | 34 | 51 | 12 | 1398 | 3382 | 3813 | 3920 | 4114 | 3714 | 3258 | 2924 | 2561 | 2392 | 2050 | 1089 | 1016 | 865 | 393 | 541 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | 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 | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:11AM1.43m | 9:36PM1.30m | 9:58AM1.41m | 10:23PM1.27m | 10:44AM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:59AM0.22m | 3:35PM0.21m | 3:45AM0.25m | 4:21PM0.24m | 4:30AM0.27m | 5:07PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 1 | -4 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | S 7 | S 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | S 14 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 9 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 147 | 82 | 8 | 6 | 34 | 51 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 138 | 1089 | 227 | 115 | 393 | 343 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SSW 10 | NNE 6 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 16 | 9 | 8 | 28 | 25 | 15 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 173 | 163 | 74 | 49 | 374 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 | ENE 6 | NNE 5 | ENE 6 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 10 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | — | — | S 5 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 22 | 31 | 21 | 31 | — | — | 188 | 1398 | 3382 | 3813 | 3920 | 4114 | 3714 | 3258 | 2924 | 2561 | 2392 | 2050 | 567 | 1016 | 865 | 385 | 541 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 38 | 100 | 28 | 28 | 102 | 100 | 100 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 205 | 103 | 81 | 124 | 124 | 81 | 28 | 198 | 205 | 28 | 0 |
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