Kekerengu 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 41.93° S 174.10° E

Issued: 6 am 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Kekerengu sea temperature is

13.1°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 (24 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Kekerengu at 12PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 24). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	13s
Afternoon (24 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	10s
Evening (24 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Mon afternoon).
	Saturday 24							Sunday 25								Monday 26
	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	S 16	S 15	S 14	N 6	SSW 13	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	229	345	272	251	164	164	123	90	83	69	71	82	80	81	80	77	76	76	115	107	261	57	51
Wind (km/h)	NNW	N	N	NNE	NNW	WSW	W	WNW	NNW	NNW	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNW	NNW	NW	WNW	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	3:43AM1.28m					4:05PM1.34m				4:31AM1.34m				4:55PM1.36m				5:22AM1.41m				5:46PM1.38m
Low Tide			9:51AM0.24m					10:20PM0.21m				10:44AM0.20m				11:09PM0.17m				11:39AM0.16m


	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:57	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	18	20	19	19	18	17	15	14	17	17	16	17	15	15	13	13	18	22	24	20	16
Feels °C	9	9	15	17	18	18	17	15	13	11	13	14	13	14	12	12	10	10	16	20	19	12	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 12	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 6	NNE 6	S 9	S 9	NNE 5	NNE 5	S 9	S 9	NNE 6	NNE 7	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	S 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 12
kJ	229	345	272	251	166	145	87	34	83	58	15	20	38	38	151	137	61	47	33	107	63	57	51
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	NNE 5	NNE 5	S 9	S 9	SSW 16	SSW 16	S 9	SSW 15	SSW 15	S 16	S 15	S 8	S 8	S 8	SE 12
kJ	51	13	13	13	164	164	123	90	16	14	38	56	80	81	23	77	76	76	115	12	12	5	6
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 11	—	—	S 20	SSE 11	SE 11	E 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 15	E 13	E 12	SSW 16	SSW 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	E 12	E 12	SE 12	E 11
kJ	13	—	—	8	13	5	4	36	37	69	71	77	13	12	80	13	21	12	13	11	3	6	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 5	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	N 7	N 7	—	—	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	NNE 6	NNE 6	N 7	N 7	N 6	N 6	N 6	NNE 6	N 6	N 7	N 6
kJ	72	80	86	121	403	358	—	—	37	54	65	82	43	65	522	337	175	127	105	43	261	530	293
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Ward Beach Kaikoura and Marlborough	Ward Beach Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Blue Duck Stream Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	38	38	28	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	38	28	38	38	0	0	0	0	11	11	28	38	48
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	1	2	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	7	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4

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