Kekerengu 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 41.93° S 174.10° E

Issued: 5 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Kekerengu sea temperature is

10.9° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Kekerengu today (24 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with N swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with N swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Kekerengu at 12AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 23). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	6s
Afternoon (24 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	6s
Evening (24 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat morning, calm by Sun morning).
	Thu 23			Friday 24								Saturday 25
	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
Rating (10 max)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 5	SSW 9	N 6	SSW 8	SSW 8	N 5	N 6	S 9	N 6	ESE 12	N 6	ESE 13	ESE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SSW 7	SSW 8	S 8	S 8
Wave Graph
kJ	49	16	56	13	12	124	216	13	235	14	149	16	16	26	27	990	784	709	546
Wind (km/h)	NNW	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW	N	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide					00:39AM1.28m				1:08PM1.35m				1:27AM1.25m				1:54PM1.35m
Low Tide			6:35PM0.26m				6:50AM0.25m				7:23PM0.30m				7:35AM0.28m				8:11PM0.32m


	—	—	—	—	—	7:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:39	—	—	—	—	—
	5:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:20	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	4	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	12	10	10	11	12	12	15	15	12	11	10	9	8	7	8	8	7	6
Feels °C	12	9	5	4	4	7	7	9	9	6	6	6	5	0	-2	-1	0	0	1
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 9	NNE 6	SSW 9	SSW 8	SSW 8	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	ESE 12	ESE 12	N 6	N 6	N 6	ENE 8	SE 13	SE 18	SE 17	ESE 16
kJ	16	52	15	13	12	14	13	13	6	14	15	89	60	26	19	27	150	145	179
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 11	SSW 9	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	ESE 12	SE 12	SE 12	ESE 12	S 9	S 9	ESE 13	ENE 7	ENE 7	SE 13	ENE 8	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12
kJ	11	16	11	10	9	14	6	6	14	6	6	16	9	15	27	13	28	49	48
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	SSE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	S 12	ESE 12	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 15	ENE 7	ESE 13	SE 13	N 6	ESE 18	S 16	S 16	S 16
kJ	12	11	12	12	12	3	14	4	4	4	5	4	16	26	6	32	46	46	45
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 5	N 6	N 6	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 6	N 7	N 6	N 6	N 6	NNW 7	NNW 6	SSW 3	SSW 6	SSW 7	SSW 8	S 8	S 8
kJ	49	151	56	60	115	124	216	311	235	275	149	352	160	8	341	990	784	709	546
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Patea River Mouth Taranaki	Wainui Reef Wanganui-Manawatu	Meatworks Kaikoura and Marlborough	Meatworks Kaikoura and Marlborough	Blue Duck Stream Kaikoura and Marlborough	Meatworks Kaikoura and Marlborough	Meatworks Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Outer Cut Nelson - Tasman Bay	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Gnarlies Wairarapa	Delaware Bay Point Nelson - Tasman Bay	Whites Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Oaro Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	3	3	3
Distance (km)	0	51	51	242	236	52	52	48	52	52	38	102	51	118	101	59	81	28	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kekerengu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu			Meatworks	Meatworks	Mangamaunu	Meatworks	Meatworks	Mangamaunu		Mangamaunu			Whites Bay	Oaro	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1			1	1	1	1	1	1		1			2	3	3	4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Tuamotu Island Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Fox River West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	1	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	1	6	9	5	6	5
Header Global	Etang-Sale Reunion	Cobblestones Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Blackfellows Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Dolphin Point South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Bruces Beauties South Africa	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Nine Mile New Zealand	Boneyards South Africa	Nine Mile New Zealand	Blaketown Wedge New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	4	4	7	4	4	9	9	9	9	9	9	7	9	8	6	9	5	6	5

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