Kekerengu surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 09 Sep 2025 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
10.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Kekerengu today?

The current surf forecast for Kekerengu at 12PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (09 Sep)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (09 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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

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Tuesday
09
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Fri
12
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
2
1
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.8
N
0.3
S
0.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.7
S
2
SSW
1.4
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
Period(s) (?)101010101111111110101010694778889999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)3113693703773801801731269061353473140377372814301408463397349277
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
25
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
15
WNW
15
NW
35
NW
30
NW
15
NW
35
SSW
20
SW
10
W
5
W
0
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
5
N
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglassononcross-
on
glasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:35AM
1.40
6:03PM
1.49
6:29AM
1.45
6:57PM
1.50
7:24AM
1.50
7:51PM
1.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:50AM
0.07
12:24AM
0.08
12:47PM
0.05
1:16AM
0.05
1:44PM
0.03
Tuesday
09
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Fri
12
Sunrise--6:35-------6:33-------6:33-----
Sunset-----6:06-------6:07-------6:07--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C6591315129101010131614108766899977
Feels °C (?)1-1379844469876-1122555544
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Kaikoura and Marlborough

  1. weather stationWind Update Cross-off wind 13 km from Mangamaunu has become light (calm at KaikouraAws). Waves should be turning clean at Mangamaunu. 0.7m 10s swell from the S with a 0.3m 13s groundswell, also from the S. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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27 km away, 52 min ago

50 km/h
NNW
0.0
10.6
Air / Water (°C)
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