Kekerengu surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 09 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
14.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Kekerengu today?

The current surf forecast for Kekerengu at 2AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 09). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (10 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (10 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1.6
E
1.4
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.8
E
2.1
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
Period(s) (?)1010101010101010101010101010101067889889
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)230225225186186186186186186183183220179145145145220195300334494617450481
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
5
W
10
WSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
5
E
5
N
5
NNW
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
5
E
25
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrossonglasscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:46PM
1.35
11:10AM
1.21
11:31PM
1.33
11:54AM
1.20
12:15AM
1.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:07AM
0.30
5:13PM
0.31
5:50AM
0.30
5:57PM
0.31
6:34AM
0.30
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise----6:48-------6:48-------6:50---
Sunset-------6:00------5:59-------5:57-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
Rain (mm)
----------------------216
Temp. °C171715141516151413131312151920181717171718191816
Feels °C (?)141613111113131312121210121415151313131316171913
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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