Kekerengu surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 28 Mar 2026 NZDT
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Kekerengu surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Kekerengu sea temperature is
15.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Kekerengu today?

The current surf forecast for Kekerengu at 11AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 28). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (28 Mar)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (28 Mar)4ft (1.2m)10s

Table - waves today at Kekerengu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tue
31
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
0.9
ESE
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.9
ESE
Period(s) (?)10101010910101012121212121212121111111111161611
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)417363307160249262262220439439439439439367361293278225221217210245242179
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNW
20
NW
5
WNW
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
S
10
SSW
0
SSW
5
SW
5
NW
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
SSW
20
S
15
S
10
S
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassglasscrosscross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:30AM
1.55
1:57PM
1.38
2:26AM
1.52
2:53PM
1.37
3:21AM
1.49
3:47PM
1.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:53AM
0.11
8:08PM
0.11
8:49AM
0.13
9:04PM
0.12
9:43AM
0.14
9:59PM
0.14
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tue
31
Sunrise--7:33-------7:35-------7:35-----
Sunset-----7:22-------7:21-------7:19--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------------1------
Temp. °C171720222218161615151719201919181716181918141413
Feels °C (?)131420222218151715151718201815151514171916121312
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