Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kekerengu today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kekerengu at 9AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Kekerengu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat night, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the WNW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 12 | S 16 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSW 6 | SW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 380 | 796 | 631 | 488 | 430 | 339 | 322 | 244 | 240 | 235 | 229 | 182 | 178 | 172 | 128 | 96 | 224 | 206 | 184 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 53 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:45AM1.37m | 00:06AM1.26m | 12:32PM1.35m | 00:52AM1.24m | 1:18PM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:28AM0.24m | 6:02PM0.28m | 6:13AM0.28m | 6:48PM0.31m | 6:58AM0.29m | 7:35PM0.32m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 16 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | N 8 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 380 | 796 | 631 | 488 | 430 | 339 | 322 | 244 | 240 | 235 | 229 | 182 | 178 | 172 | 128 | 96 | 71 | 49 | 18 | 19 | 29 | 31 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | NNE 7 | SE 11 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 9 | N 7 | N 6 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 243 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 32 | 37 | 37 | 19 | 17 | 25 | 25 | 71 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | — | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | NNE 8 | SE 9 | E 14 | E 12 | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 9 |
| kJ | 27 | 23 | 16 | 15 | 13 | — | 22 | 20 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 17 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 2 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 4 | SW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 11 | 46 | 32 | 51 | 78 | 116 | 196 | 190 | 39 | 63 | 66 | 89 | 224 | 206 | 184 | 66 | 22 | 16 | 53 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 11 | 59 | 59 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 48 | 38 | 48 | 38 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 48 | 0 |
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