Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kekerengu today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 17s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kekerengu at 4PM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 13). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Kekerengu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, near gales from the SSW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | N 6 | NNE 6 | S 14 | S 18 | S 17 | N 6 | S 16 | N 5 | N 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 5 | N 5 | NNE 6 | SSW 10 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 8 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 99 | 126 | 16 | 24 | 23 | 120 | 48 | 81 | 174 | 41 | 41 | 20 | 7 | 52 | 126 | 19 | 64 | 70 | 77 | 142 | 10 |
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 | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:35AM1.44m | 8:00PM1.35m | 8:23AM1.44m | 8:48PM1.32m | 9:11AM1.43m | 9:36PM1.30m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:58PM0.17m | 2:13AM0.19m | 2:47PM0.19m | 2:59AM0.22m | 3:35PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Temp °C | 20 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 16 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | S 15 | S 14 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | NNE 6 | N 5 | N 6 | SSW 5 | S 6 | NNE 6 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 8 | 17 | 16 | 100 | 57 | 32 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 41 | 115 | 59 | 27 | 5 | 13 | 104 | 64 | 70 | 77 | 15 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | ENE 6 | E 6 | — | — | SSW 14 | S 5 | N 4 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | NNE 7 | N 6 | SSW 8 | NNE 6 | N 5 |
| kJ | 17 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 41 | 11 | 10 | 39 | 11 | 19 | 58 | 20 | 24 | 7 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | S 11 | — | S 14 | E 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 16 | S 9 | E 13 | E 13 | — | SSW 14 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 10 | S 9 | NNE 6 | S 12 | S 16 |
| kJ | 7 | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 48 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | 20 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 31 | 40 | 12 | 12 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 4 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | S 4 | — | — | N 5 | NNE 6 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | S 8 | S 5 |
| kJ | 99 | 126 | 135 | 260 | 170 | 120 | 30 | 81 | 174 | 176 | 9 | — | — | 52 | 126 | 34 | — | — | — | 142 | 130 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 51 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 102 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 28 | 63 | 38 | 51 | 108 | 28 | 0 | 63 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 90 | 100 |
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