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Kekerengu Surf Photo: 'Kekerengu small swell' by Rob Davies

Lat Long: 41.93° S 174.10° E

Issued: 5 am 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Kekerengu sea temperature is

11.8° C

Slightly warmer than usual

Kekerengu surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SE	N	N	S	SE
	12 s	cross	4 s	10 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 7 September at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kekerengu around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SE	N	N	S	SE
	12 s	cross	4 s	9 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 7 September at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kekerengu around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	NNW	N	S	SE
	10 s	cross- off	5 s	9 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 7 September at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kekerengu around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SE	NW	N	S	SE
	11 s	cross- off	5 s	9 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 7 September at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kekerengu around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SE	WNW	NNW	S	SE
	11 s	off	5 s	9 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 September at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kekerengu around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SE	WNW	NW	N	S
	16 s	cross- off	5 s	5 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 September at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kekerengu around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNW	N	N	ESE	SE
	5 s	cross	5 s	15 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 September at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kekerengu around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	NW	N	ESE	SE
	15 s	cross- off	5 s	14 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 September at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kekerengu around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SE	S	SSW	NNW	ESE
	14 s	cross	8 s	5 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 September at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kekerengu around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	SE	S	ESE	N
	14 s	cross- on	3 s	14 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 September at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kekerengu around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	E	SSE	ESE	SSW
	13 s	on	3 s	13 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 September at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kekerengu around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	NNE	N	ESE	SSE
	13 s	cross	4 s	13 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 September at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kekerengu around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	WNW	N	ESE	S
	13 s	cross- off	3 s	13 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 September at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kekerengu around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	WNW	NW	ESE	S
	13 s	cross- off	3 s	13 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 September at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kekerengu around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	NNW	NNW	ESE	SSW
	13 s	cross- off	4 s	13 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 September at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kekerengu around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	WNW	NNW	ESE	SSW
	13 s	cross- off	4 s	13 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 September at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kekerengu around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	SSW	SW	ESE	NNW
	13 s	cross- off	4 s	12 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 September at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kekerengu around the time the photo was taken

Image captured One hour and 3 minutes before low water (falling ordinary tide). Tide height was 0.2m (0.7 ft). Range 1.62m (5.3 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Kekerengu Surf Photo: 'Kekerengu small swell' by Rob Davies

The right-hander in front of the popular Kekerengu Store Cafe. A light onshore and a bit small here but a good wave when conditions are right.

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User: Rob Davies (1346 photos)

Country: New Zealand (2470 photos)

Photo taken at: 12:27 pm 8 Sep 2013