Kekerengu surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 07 Mar 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
15.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Kekerengu today?

The current surf forecast for Kekerengu at 10AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 07). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Afternoon (07 Mar)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (07 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)5s

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


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Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tue
10
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
N
1.2
N
1.1
N
0.5
E
1.3
NNE
1.4
NNE
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
1.4
N
1.2
N
0.4
SSW
1.2
NNE
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.2
E
2.1
S
1.9
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
Period(s) (?)66595515151566156141414137777778
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)13485644086107797680121857184696927313392338368339267243217
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
20
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
NNE
5
NNE
0
WNW
5
W
25
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
30
SSW
30
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
glassglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:50AM
1.39
9:15PM
1.38
9:38AM
1.35
10:03PM
1.38
10:27AM
1.31
10:51PM
1.37
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:44AM
0.15
3:08PM
0.17
3:34AM
0.19
3:54PM
0.20
4:22AM
0.22
4:39PM
0.24
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tue
10
Sunrise--7:09-------7:11-------7:11-----
Sunset-----7:58-------7:57-------7:54--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171517191918171616161920202019171413131212111212
Feels °C (?)1512151615151413141518182022191488866678
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