Kekerengu surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 17 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
14.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Kekerengu today?

The current surf forecast for Kekerengu at 9AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)5ft (1.6m)10s
Afternoon (17 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (17 Apr)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
S
1.8
S
1.6
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.1
S
0.9
S
1.7
N
1.7
N
1.9
N
2
N
1.4
N
1.4
N
1.4
N
0.3
S
0.5
ENE
0.9
N
0.4
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.7
S
Period(s) (?)121110109995666555985910111010108
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)100476452035627618812015918524726410910010014394525528885573765
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
30
NNW
25
N
35
NNW
30
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
5
NNW
0
W
5
SSE
10
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:17AM
1.42
4:44PM
1.45
5:11AM
1.44
5:38PM
1.52
6:06AM
1.46
6:33PM
1.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:33AM
0.12
11:02PM
0.10
11:26AM
0.08
12:00AM
0.06
12:20PM
0.05
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
Sunrise--6:56-------6:56-------6:58-----
Sunset----5:49-------5:47-------5:45---
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
----------111-------21--
Temp. °C111113161917151617161617161514141413151513131212
Feels °C (?)88111316111010121111131211101111101315121197
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