Kekerengu surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 16 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 5PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (16 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (16 Apr)5ft (1.5m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
S
0.8
S
1.1
S
1.4
S
1.5
S
1.6
S
1.9
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.1
S
0.9
S
1.6
N
1.8
N
1.8
N
1.8
N
1.7
N
1.8
N
1.4
N
1.2
N
1.3
N
0.5
ENE
0.7
ENE
Period(s) (?)1010999131211101099956666665587
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)121115196306383865113474653036327618912013620922420717820011778923652
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
5
WNW
5
SSE
10
NW
10
W
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
10
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
35
N
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
30
N
25
N
25
N
15
N
15
S
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crossglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise6:54-------6:56-------6:56-------
Sunset--5:51-------5:49-------5:47-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
mod rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
----------------1-121310-
Temp. °C131616141212111012161816151616161719171516151313
Feels °C (?)91314119977912151091110111314131112141113
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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