Kekerengu surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 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 5PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

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)


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Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.1
S
0.9
S
1.6
N
1.9
N
1.7
N
1.6
N
1.7
N
1.7
N
1.5
N
1.1
N
0.5
ENE
0.7
N
0.4
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
E
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)1010999566566558691010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)52035627618812014125819113617819111957373830721551048058513333
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
N
30
N
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
10
SW
5
ESE
5
SSE
10
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
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
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
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
12:58AM
0.03
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise6:56-------6:56-------6:58-------
Sunset--5:49-------5:47-------5:45-----
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
--------1---------21---1
Temp. °C131618161516161616171715151514131415131312121211
Feels °C (?)11131510101110111011121212131210131412127775
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