Kekerengu surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 19 Feb 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
16.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Kekerengu today?

The current surf forecast for Kekerengu at 3PM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am February 19). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Afternoon (19 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Evening (19 Feb)4ft (1.2m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sun
22
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
ESE
1.1
N
0.5
SE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.6
E
1.2
E
1.4
E
1
E
0.9
ESE
0.8
E
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
1.3
S
1.2
S
0.7
SE
0.6
S
1.3
S
1.5
S
1.4
SSW
1.2
S
1
S
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)10591211131211111112101010661010101010999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6169417773127416499247167169116116127120112947333949540225616599
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
NE
10
WSW
5
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
5
S
5
SE
10
ESE
25
SSE
15
SSE
0
S
0
SSW
5
SSE
10
ENE
20
NE
25
NNE
30
NNE
20
NNW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:10AM
1.42
7:32PM
1.32
7:58AM
1.43
8:21PM
1.35
8:46AM
1.43
9:12PM
1.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:32PM
0.18
1:45AM
0.15
2:19PM
0.16
2:37AM
0.13
3:07PM
0.13
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sun
22
Sunrise-6:50-------6:50-------6:52------
Sunset-----8:22-------8:22-------8:21--
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161620222121191716151819201514131313141517181615
Feels °C (?)141419212021181514131718191011121211121112121212
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