Kekerengu surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 20 Feb 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
16.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Kekerengu today?

The current surf forecast for Kekerengu at 10PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)--
Afternoon (20 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (20 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
3
3
3
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
1.4
S
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
1.2
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.3
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.8
SSW
0.7
S
0.6
S
1.2
N
0.5
S
0.7
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
2.1
S
2.1
S
1.9
S
1.6
S
1.4
S
Period(s) (?)1010610101110101099988585898101099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11612513798943195514673192171699968496531233039572832646413292
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
25
SSE
15
SSW
5
SW
0
S
5
NNE
10
NE
15
ENE
25
NNE
30
NNE
20
N
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
10
SW
5
NW
10
NE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:21PM
1.35
8:46AM
1.43
9:12PM
1.40
9:37AM
1.42
10:04PM
1.44
10:29AM
1.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:37AM
0.13
3:07PM
0.13
3:29AM
0.12
3:56PM
0.12
4:23AM
0.12
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise-----6:52-------6:54-------6:54--
Sunset-8:22-------8:21-------8:19------
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C201514141313151617171616151418181817161413131517
Feels °C (?)171011121212131312111213111115141615131211121414
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