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 (1.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kekerengu at 8PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| 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 (1.4m) | 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 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Fri morning, light winds from the WNW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | 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 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 284 | 276 | 254 | 276 | 784 | 683 | 812 | 963 | 1472 | 1162 | 944 | 881 | 683 | 546 | 437 | 353 | 287 | 229 | 225 | 220 | 160 |
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 | 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 | 3:35PM1.36m | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | S 17 | S 7 | SSE 7 | 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 | 284 | 276 | 254 | 276 | 365 | 683 | 236 | 157 | 1472 | 1162 | 944 | 881 | 683 | 546 | 437 | 353 | 287 | 229 | 225 | 220 | 160 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | N 5 | N 4 | S 17 | S 17 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | E 5 | E 6 | ENE 6 | SE 11 | SE 16 | SE 15 | E 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 35 | 10 | 812 | 963 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 35 | 41 | 33 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | — | SE 11 | — | NNE 8 | ESE 13 | NNE 4 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | N 5 | ESE 12 | — | ESE 12 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | ESE 15 | SE 15 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 18 | — | 5 | — | 11 | 16 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 13 | — | 13 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 21 | 8 | 38 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 4 | N 5 | N 5 | SSW 15 | S 5 | — | — | — | ESE 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 |
| kJ | — | 13 | 50 | 50 | 784 | 90 | — | — | — | 32 | 44 | 53 | 21 | 37 | 74 | 215 | 351 | 529 | 509 | 326 | 134 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 59 | 51 | 0 | 101 | 93 | 59 | 59 | 38 | 59 | 59 | 81 | 117 | 110 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 |
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