Kekerengu 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 41.93° S 174.10° E

Issued: 11 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Kekerengu sea temperature is

11.0° C

Kekerengu surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Kekerengu today (13 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with N swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Kekerengu at 3AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	9s
Afternoon (13 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	6s
Evening (13 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Wed morning).
		Monday 13								Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15
	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 10	S 10	E 9	S 9	S 13	N 6	N 6	S 12	N 6	N 6	ESE 10	ESE 10	N 5	E 10	E 10	E 13	E 13	E 13	ESE 12	E 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	104	70	92	61	43	124	152	133	76	164	162	18	18	55	17	17	14	14	52	50	46	47	46	45
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	N	NNW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	WNW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				3:04AM1.43m				3:36PM1.63m				4:02AM1.45m				4:34PM1.67m				4:59AM1.47m				5:32PM1.69m
Low Tide	9:00PM0.10m					9:15AM0.04m				10:00PM0.06m				10:14AM0.01m				11:00PM0.03m				11:13AM-0.02m


	—	—	—	7:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:47	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:10	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	7	6	5	5	6	11	13	11	11	12	10	11	11	16	17	13	12	13	13	13	13	15	17	14
Feels °C	3	1	0	0	0	4	5	4	5	7	6	7	6	11	11	7	7	10	10	10	10	13	14	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 10	S 10	E 9	S 9	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 12	ESE 10	ESE 10	NNE 6	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	N 6	N 4	NNE 6	N 6	N 6	ESE 12	ESE 12
kJ	104	70	92	61	43	123	121	81	76	18	18	104	18	17	17	17	8	25	19	18	22	22	46	45
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	E 9	S 9	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	ESE 10	S 9	S 8	S 8	E 7	E 13	E 11	E 13	ESE 12	E 12	ESE 12	S 16	S 16
kJ	59	60	61	45	42	28	28	28	16	15	16	18	6	6	5	4	14	9	52	50	46	47	43	43
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 15	S 15	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	—	—	—	—	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 9	ENE 6	E 6	E 15	S 8	E 8	E 13	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 16	E 7	S 8
kJ	38	17	40	32	34	—	—	—	—	14	14	7	4	3	4	1	5	14	5	21	21	20	1	1
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 4	NNE 4	N 4	N 4	N 5	N 5	N 6	N 6	N 5	N 6	N 6	NW 4	N 7	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	NNW 4	WNW 4	NW 4	NW 4	NW 4	N 4	N 4
kJ	10	16	16	31	53	124	152	133	129	164	162	5	123	55	55	66	80	29	5	7	4	3	17	28
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Ward Beach Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Blue Duck Stream Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Meatworks Kaikoura and Marlborough	Meatworks Kaikoura and Marlborough	Delaware Bay (East end) Nelson - Tasman Bay	Delaware Bay Point Nelson - Tasman Bay	Outer Cut Nelson - Tasman Bay	Outer Cut Nelson - Tasman Bay	Outer Cut Nelson - Tasman Bay	Meatworks Kaikoura and Marlborough	Ward Beach Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	38	38	11	38	38	38	38	48	38	51	52	52	100	101	102	102	102	52	11	0	0	0	0	38
Best forecast wave conditions in Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Meatworks	Meatworks						Meatworks	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1						1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Stent Road Taranaki	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Whale Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Whale Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Dinner Plates Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	1	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	5	5	6	6	6	5	4	4	4
Header Global	Barbel Point South Africa	Bluff Panama	El Gringo Chile	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Gas Bay Australia	Bancoora Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Buchupureo Chile	Lebu Chile	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Buchupureo Chile	Cathedral Rock Australia	Fox River New Zealand	Fox River New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	7	8	9	9	8	5	9	6	6	7	6	4	4

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