Kekerengu Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.93° S 174.10° E

Kekerengu 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kekerengu sea temperature is
10.5° C
0.4° 

Kekerengu surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Kekerengu today (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Kekerengu at 3AM is: 4.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)11ft (3.5m)14s
Afternoon (19 Aug)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (19 Aug)7ft (2.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, calm by Thu morning).

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
5
4
3
3
3
2
1
1
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
S
11
5
S
11
4.5
S
10
4
S
11
3.5
S
14
3
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.2
S
14
2.2
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
11
1.4
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.5
S
9
1.4
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6006
5528
3951
3184
4671
3696
2487
1811
1708
946
800
526
482
271
201
326
553
Wind (km/h)
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
15
S
10
SW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
glassy
High Tide
9:39PM1.39m
10:07AM1.40m
10:29PM1.34m
10:56AM1.38m
Low Tide
3:55AM0.15m
4:24PM0.19m
4:43AM0.20m
5:14PM0.24m
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clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
 mm
Temp °C
8
8
8
8
9
11
11
10
9
9
9
8
8
10
9
9
9
Feels °C
-2
-1
0
1
3
6
5
6
6
6
6
5
6
8
7
7
8
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