Kekerengu 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 41.93° S 174.10° E

Issued: 12 pm 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Kekerengu sea temperature is

13.1°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 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Kekerengu at 4PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 24). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	13s
Afternoon (24 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	10s
Evening (24 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Mon afternoon).
	Sat 24					Sunday 25								Monday 26
	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 13	S 12	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	SSW 14	SSW 15	N 6	SSW 16	NNE 6	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	S 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	N 6	SSW 13	N 6
Wave Graph
kJ	272	251	171	164	123	90	83	69	72	133	80	87	80	77	76	74	74	70	235	57	256
Wind (km/h)	N	NNE	NW	WSW	W	WNW	NNW	NNW	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	NNW	NW	NW	N	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				4:05PM1.34m				4:31AM1.34m				4:55PM1.36m				5:22AM1.41m				5:46PM1.38m
Low Tide	9:51AM0.24m					10:20PM0.21m				10:44AM0.20m				11:09PM0.17m				11:39AM0.16m


	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	7:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:57	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	20	19	19	18	17	15	13	17	17	17	17	16	15	13	13	18	22	24	20	17
Feels °C	15	17	18	18	17	16	13	10	13	13	14	14	12	12	10	10	16	20	19	13	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 13	S 12	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 6	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 8	NNE 5	S 9	S 9	SSW 16	NNE 7	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 12
kJ	272	251	166	145	90	90	83	58	35	31	38	39	80	163	77	48	43	70	63	57	51
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 12	SSE 12	S 10	S 10	S 10	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	SSW 15	S 9	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSE 9	SSW 15	SSW 15	S 15	SSW 15	S 8	S 8	S 8	SE 12
kJ	13	13	171	164	123	26	15	16	72	37	80	81	15	77	76	74	74	12	12	6	6
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	S 20	SSE 11	SE 11	E 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSE 9	SSW 15	E 13	E 12	SSW 6	SSW 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	E 12	E 12	SE 12	E 11
kJ	—	8	12	5	4	36	37	69	9	78	13	12	7	13	12	12	13	3	3	6	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 6	NNE 6	N 7	N 7	—	—	N 5	N 5	NNE 5	N 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	N 7	N 7	N 6	N 6	NNE 6	N 6	N 7	N 6
kJ	109	139	401	358	—	—	36	62	23	133	55	87	177	465	247	176	148	56	235	474	256
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Ward Beach Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Blue Duck Stream Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	28	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	38	28	38	28	38	0	0	0	11	0	28	38	48
Best forecast wave conditions in Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu	Waipapa Bay	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Waipapa Bay	Clarence River	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Blue Duck Stream	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	4	4	4	4	3	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	6	5	5	5

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