Kekerengu 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 41.93° S 174.10° E

Issued: 5 am 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Kekerengu sea temperature is

11.0° 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 (14 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with N swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Kekerengu at 11AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	10s
Afternoon (14 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	6s
Evening (14 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	5s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 14							Wednesday 15								Thursday 16								Fri 17
	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 5	E 13	E 13	E 12	E 12	E 12	ESE 12	N 5	N 5	ESE 12	S 16	ESE 13	E 13	E 14	ESE 15	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16
Wave Graph
kJ	18	18	18	68	71	72	50	14	52	47	47	45	46	58	44	45	43	58	92	107	131	216	306	371
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	WNW	NW	NW	WNW	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	WNW	NNW	SE	ESE	NNW	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	cross-on	on	glassy	off
High Tide		4:02AM1.45m				4:34PM1.67m				4:59AM1.47m				5:32PM1.69m				5:57AM1.48m					6:29PM1.68m
Low Tide				10:14AM0.01m				11:00PM0.03m				11:13AM-0.02m				11:58PM0.01m					12:12PM-0.03m


	—	7:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:47	—	—	—	—	—	7:46
	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:12	—	—	5:13
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	11	12	16	17	13	12	12	12	12	12	15	15	14	14	13	12	12	11	15	14	10	9	9
Feels °C	7	8	8	12	12	7	7	8	9	9	9	13	13	10	9	8	7	8	8	13	12	8	8	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	NNE 7	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 11	N 4	NNE 5	N 5	N 5	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 13	ESE 13	N 4	E 14	ESE 15	ESE 17	S 6	ESE 16
kJ	18	131	18	18	17	17	8	9	25	17	21	15	46	45	44	45	35	58	9	107	131	216	39	371
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 9	ESE 10	ENE 5	S 8	S 8	ENE 7	E 14	E 13	E 13	E 12	E 12	E 12	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 15	E 11	SSW 16	E 13	NNE 4	NNE 4	N 4	ESE 16	S 6
kJ	16	18	3	5	5	5	14	14	52	47	46	44	43	43	41	41	21	49	92	5	5	2	306	47
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 9	S 9	ENE 6	E 15	S 8	ENE 7	S 8	S 16	N 4	S 16	S 16	E 7	—	—	ESE 14	S 16	SSW 16	N 6	NNE 5	S 15	S 15	N 4	SSW 15
kJ	14	8	6	3	4	1	5	1	5	5	47	45	1	—	—	37	43	48	21	9	18	18	2	42
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 6	NW 3	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 5	N 5	WNW 3	NW 3	—	—	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 4	N 4	N 4	WNW 3	WNW 3	SSW 4	S 4	N 5	NNW 6
kJ	232	3	76	68	71	72	50	51	5	3	—	—	18	58	43	40	48	38	4	1	15	19	5	12
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Meatworks Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Delaware Bay Point Nelson - Tasman Bay	Whale Watch Reef Kaikoura and Marlborough	Outer Cut Nelson - Tasman Bay	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Outer Cut Nelson - Tasman Bay	Delaware Bay (East end) Nelson - Tasman Bay	Ward Beach Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Ward Beach Kaikoura and Marlborough	Ward Beach Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Ward Beach Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2
Distance (km)	52	38	101	63	102	51	102	100	11	28	0	0	38	28	11	11	28	38	0	0	11	28	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Kaikoura and Marlborough	Meatworks	Mangamaunu		Whale Watch Reef		Mangamaunu			Meatworks	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Blue Duck Stream	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu
Rating (10 max)	1	1		1		1			1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Waiwakaiho Taranaki	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Shingles West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Makorori Point Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Takou Bay Northland	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	1	1	5	5	6	6	6	5	1	4	4	4	1	4	1	1	2	2	3	3	4
Header Global	Bancoora Australia	Bullies Australia	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Puertecillo Chile	Lebu Chile	Cathedral Rock Australia	Fox River New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Amanzimtoti South Africa	Bancoora Australia	Barrancon Chile	Bancoora Australia	Balnarring Point Australia	Shipstern Bluff Australia	Baboon Point South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Cobblestones Australia	Easter Reef Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	7	8	7	7	6	6	9	6	8	8	7	4	4	4	4	4	9	4	5	5	5	5	5

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