Kekerengu surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 07 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
14.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Kekerengu today?

The current surf forecast for Kekerengu at 1PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)5ft (1.5m)6s
Afternoon (07 Apr)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (07 Apr)7ft (2.2m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Fri
10
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
0
0
3
2
3
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
2.4
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.1
ENE
1.8
E
2.3
ENE
2
E
2
E
1.9
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
Period(s) (?)6667788889910101010101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)98126178200208623569533439773656730687541500440431369319284270249194190
Wind
(km/h)
5
NE
5
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
20
N
25
N
30
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
W
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:54AM
1.28
9:16PM
1.38
9:40AM
1.26
10:01PM
1.36
10:26AM
1.23
10:46PM
1.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:52AM
0.24
3:03PM
0.27
3:38AM
0.26
3:47PM
0.29
4:23AM
0.28
4:30PM
0.31
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Fri
10
Sunrise--6:45-------6:46-------6:47-----
Sunset-----6:05-------6:02-------6:01--
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------31---------------
Temp. °C141515171716161414141621222017171817192222201818
Feels °C (?)141514141415141312111417171714141514161920191716
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