
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kekerengu today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Kekerengu at 9AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Kekerengu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
150 | 150 | 478 | 384 | 298 | 281 | 222 | 219 | 163 | 114 | 155 | 135 | 133 | 129 | 136 | 131 | 129 | 127 | 125 | 488 | 504 | 658 | 736 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 3:18AM1.24m | 3:43PM1.35m | 4:05AM1.28m | 4:30PM1.36m | 4:53AM1.32m | 5:18PM1.38m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:25AM0.24m | 10:00PM0.24m | 10:15AM0.21m | 10:47PM0.21m | 11:07AM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -1 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NNE 5 | N 4 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | N 6 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 14 | S 8 |
150 | 122 | 478 | 384 | 298 | 281 | 222 | 219 | 163 | 114 | 155 | 116 | 114 | 82 | 49 | 19 | 129 | 127 | 72 | 78 | 91 | 180 | 529 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 12 | NNE 9 | ESE 15 | N 7 | ESE 14 |
110 | 150 | 35 | 35 | 118 | 75 | 73 | 85 | 141 | 101 | 137 | 135 | 133 | 129 | 136 | 131 | 68 | 46 | 125 | 25 | 84 | 3 | 163 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | SE 7 | ESE 11 | — | — | E 18 | E 18 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 14 | N 9 | S 15 | S 15 |
5 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 27 | 43 | 42 | 43 | 2 | 39 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 72 | 69 | 26 | 50 | 48 | 82 | 15 | 18 | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 4 | N 4 | S 9 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 61 | 87 | 121 | 114 | 18 | 44 | 43 | 488 | 504 | 658 | 736 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 59 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 198 | 211 | 59 | 0 |
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