Kekerengu surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 12 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
17.7° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Kekerengu today?

The current surf forecast for Kekerengu at 9PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)--
Afternoon (12 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)11s
Evening (12 Jan)6ft (1.8m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
0
0
2
2
2
2
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
S
1.9
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.7
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)11111010121111101010101099999999991414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1056804586484726621507418333277271260171166164133821061037962626762
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
5
SSE
10
NE
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
5
NNW
0
W
5
N
5
ESE
5
S
5
SE
5
ESE
5
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
0
SSW
5
SSE
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
glassglassglasscrossglasscross-
on
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
on
glassglasscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:39AM
1.32
1:57PM
1.26
2:25AM
1.32
2:43PM
1.24
3:11AM
1.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:23PM
0.24
7:51AM
0.30
8:07PM
0.27
8:39AM
0.32
8:51PM
0.29
9:27AM
0.33
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise-----6:03-------6:03-------6:05--
Sunset-9:00-------9:00-------8:59------
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
1---------------------13
Temp. °C131313121111161820191616161516161617151414141515
Feels °C (?)101111988131416181616161416151515131214151514
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