Kekerengu surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 12 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
14.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Kekerengu today?

The current surf forecast for Kekerengu at 10AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)6ft (1.8m)8s
Afternoon (12 Apr)7ft (2.1m)9s
Evening (12 Apr)7ft (2.1m)10s

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


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
2
4
3
2
4
3
4
4
4
4
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
ENE
2.1
ENE
1.8
E
1.9
E
2.1
E
2.1
E
2.1
E
2.3
E
2.4
E
2.5
E
2.4
E
2.1
E
2
E
1.8
E
1.6
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1
E
0.9
E
1.1
E
0.9
E
Period(s) (?)888899101111121212111111101010141414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)34549440151773170785511851401174716291184986757566402338233320297361284407272
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
20
NNE
10
N
5
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
N
10
N
10
NW
5
NNW
10
WNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
10
NW
5
W
15
NNW
10
NW
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:15AM
1.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:34AM
0.30
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
Sunrise--6:50-------6:52-------6:52-----
Sunset----5:57-------5:54-------5:53---
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
--1619131-----------------
Temp. °C171616161616161716141619171716141413151816151313
Feels °C (?)1313151615151416161215181513119108111514121011
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