Kekerengu surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 23 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 slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Kekerengu today?

The current surf forecast for Kekerengu at 10AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)6ft (1.9m)8s
Afternoon (23 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (23 Apr)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
8
2.2
S
8
1.9
S
8
1.4
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.9
S
12
1
S
13
1
S
13
1
S
14
1
S
14
1
S
13
0.9
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
870
659
481
356
301
295
253
237
189
146
146
82
84
72
72
71
57
235
345
355
411
400
355
268
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
SW
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:52AM1.45m
10:20PM1.62m
10:49AM1.43m
11:17PM1.58m
11:46AM1.40m
Low Tide
3:50AM0.02m
4:04PM0.04m
4:46AM0.04m
5:00PM0.06m
5:42AM0.07m
5:57PM0.09m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:01
7:03
7:05
7:05
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5:39
5:38
5:37
5:36
Temp °C
10
9
11
12
12
10
9
9
10
10
11
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
14
15
16
14
14
14
3
3
6
8
9
9
7
6
8
7
9
11
11
11
10
10
10
9
11
14
14
12
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ESE
11
1.5
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.6
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.9
S
12
1
S
13
1
S
13
1
S
14
1
S
14
1
S
13
0.9
S
13
Energy kJ
531
424
356
341
212
295
253
237
189
146
146
82
72
72
72
71
57
235
345
355
411
400
355
268
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
1.4
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
S
8
1
S
8
1
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.5
N
4
0.4
NNE
4
0.4
NNE
4
0.4
NNE
4
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
Energy kJ
3
4
356
301
177
124
127
105
44
42
76
84
57
39
37
24
14
9
7
6
8
6
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
18
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.6
S
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
SE
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
S
12
Energy kJ
6
11
11
11
7
16
50
36
33
30
30
29
21
51
12
13
13
6
6
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
8
2.2
S
8
1.9
S
8
0.3
N
3
0.4
NNE
4
0.8
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.8
N
5
0.5
NNE
4
0.5
N
4
Energy kJ
870
659
481
1
5
24
13
27
12
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
70
28
28
28
28
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
28
0
0
38
Best forecast wave conditions in Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
3
3
6
4
4
5
4
3
3
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
9
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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