Kekerengu surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 09 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
14.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Kekerengu today?

The current surf forecast for Kekerengu at 5PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (09 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (09 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1.1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
ENE
1.5
E
1.7
ENE
1.4
E
2.1
ENE
Period(s) (?)10101010101010101010101010101010101010106678
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)279284270254230225186186186186186186186183183183216145145150182233206563
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
WSW
5
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
5
E
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:26AM
1.23
10:46PM
1.35
11:10AM
1.21
11:31PM
1.33
11:54AM
1.20
12:15AM
1.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:30PM
0.31
5:07AM
0.30
5:13PM
0.31
5:50AM
0.30
5:57PM
0.31
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise6:47-------6:48-------6:48-------
Sunset---6:01-------6:00------5:59-----
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C192322191817151416161514131312121418191716171717
Feels °C (?)172121171616131012131314121211101214151412131313
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