Kekerengu surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 21 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
16.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Kekerengu today?

The current surf forecast for Kekerengu at 10PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.1m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Feb)--
Afternoon (21 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (21 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
3
4
3
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
S
1.2
S
1
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
1.3
S
2.2
S
2
S
1.7
S
1.4
S
1.1
S
1
S
1.2
NNE
1.1
NNE
1.2
N
0.9
N
0.4
SE
2.3
S
Period(s) (?)10998888888813121010988555597
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)306251165926864463131313557212888575133061631197062794329474
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
25
NNE
25
N
15
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
15
SSW
5
SW
5
NW
10
NNE
20
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
35
SSW
35
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:12PM
1.40
9:37AM
1.42
10:04PM
1.44
10:29AM
1.42
10:57PM
1.47
11:23AM
1.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:29AM
0.12
3:56PM
0.12
4:23AM
0.12
4:46PM
0.11
5:18AM
0.11
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise-----6:54-------6:54-------6:56--
Sunset-8:21-------8:19-------8:17------
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161715151514181917171514131215171920171617181617
Feels °C (?)13121112121117171415131112111313141614141416910
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