Kekerengu 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 41.93° S 174.10° E

Issued: 5 pm 13 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):

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

The current surf forecast for Kekerengu at 10PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

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

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 11°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Mon afternoon, calm by Thu morning).
	Mon 13			Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thu 16
	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	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	N 4	N 5	E 10	E 14	E 13	E 13	E 12	E 12	E 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	SSW 16	ESE 13	ESE 14	E 14
Wave Graph
kJ	152	134	138	139	18	18	18	28	50	7	14	14	52	47	47	45	46	45	44	44	48	58	61	107
Wind (km/h)	NNW	N	NNW	N	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	W	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	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	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy
High Tide		3:36PM1.63m				4:02AM1.45m				4:34PM1.67m				4:59AM1.47m				5:32PM1.69m				5:57AM1.48m
Low Tide				10:00PM0.06m				10:14AM0.01m				11:00PM0.03m				11:13AM-0.02m				11:58PM0.01m


	—	—	—	—	—	7:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:47	—	—
	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:12
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	11	12	11	11	11	12	16	17	13	11	12	13	13	13	15	16	14	14	12	12	11	11	15
Feels °C	5	4	6	7	7	8	7	12	11	7	6	8	10	10	10	13	13	9	9	7	7	8	8	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 13	S 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	ESE 10	N 6	NNE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 13	E 12	N 4	N 5	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 13	ESE 13	N 5	E 14
kJ	121	82	50	48	18	76	39	8	10	7	8	9	52	47	13	14	46	45	44	44	35	58	14	107
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SSW 9	ESE 10	ENE 6	ESE 10	ESE 10	ENE 7	E 14	E 13	S 16	S 16	E 12	E 12	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	E 11	S 16	N 4	NNE 4
kJ	28	28	16	15	16	18	7	18	9	5	14	14	5	21	46	44	42	42	41	41	21	20	9	6
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	SSW 12	S 9	ESE 10	S 8	S 8	S 8	NE 7	S 8	S 8	S 21	S 16	S 16	E 7	—	—	ESE 14	SSW 16	S 9	ESE 14	NNE 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	14	6	18	6	5	1	2	1	1	9	47	45	1	—	—	37	48	2	61	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	NW 3	N 4	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	NNW 4	N 4	NW 4	NW 4	N 4	N 5	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	WNW 3	—
kJ	152	134	138	139	171	161	3	28	50	77	80	67	31	22	3	3	9	42	36	40	38	50	5	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Blue Duck Stream Kaikoura and Marlborough	Blue Duck Stream Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Meatworks Kaikoura and Marlborough	Delaware Bay (East end) Nelson - Tasman Bay	Meatworks Kaikoura and Marlborough	Outer Cut Nelson - Tasman Bay	Meatworks Kaikoura and Marlborough	Outer Cut Nelson - Tasman Bay	Whale Watch Reef 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	Ward Beach Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	38	48	48	51	28	52	100	52	102	52	102	63	11	0	0	0	0	38	11	38	28	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Meatworks		Meatworks		Meatworks		Whale Watch Reef	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1		1		1		1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Point Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Shingles West Coast South Island	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia
Rating (10 max)	2	2	4	4	3	3	3	1	1	5	5	6	6	6	5	1	1	1	4	1	4	2	4	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	6	5	5	8	7	9	8	8	9	7	8	8	7	4	4	4	4	5	9	5	6

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