Kekerengu surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 17 May 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
13.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Kekerengu today?

The current surf forecast for Kekerengu at 4PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (17 May)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (17 May)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wed
20
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
194
190
157
154
135
106
111
86
73
72
73
104
100
92
64
60
59
40
39
33
22
22
33
18
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
ESE
10
E
5
E
0
NW
5
WNW
0
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
ENE
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NE
10
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
off
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:15PM1.62m
5:42AM1.47m
6:12PM1.67m
6:40AM1.49m
7:09PM1.70m
Low Tide
10:58AM0.04m
11:40PM0.03m
11:55AM0.01m
00:39AM0.00m
12:53PM-0.01m
1:37AM-0.02m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:28
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:09
5:08
5:07
Temp °C
9
11
11
9
9
9
8
8
9
11
11
10
9
9
9
9
9
11
12
11
10
10
9
9
7
9
9
7
8
7
7
6
8
9
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
9
9
8
7
6
5
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
10
0.7
NNE
5
Energy kJ
194
190
157
154
135
106
111
86
73
72
73
104
100
92
64
60
59
40
39
33
22
22
33
27
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
10
0.4
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
9
0.5
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.4
E
4
0.4
E
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.2
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.3
SSE
10
Energy kJ
22
22
80
45
20
20
19
19
19
18
18
18
17
7
9
6
6
4
14
25
12
9
9
18
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
12
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
E
5
0.2
ENE
9
Energy kJ
43
43
21
20
43
39
16
15
15
13
12
4
4
17
17
17
18
10
10
10
9
11
2
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
3
0.6
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.3
N
2
0.4
NE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.5
NNE
3
0.7
NNE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.6
N
5
1.3
N
5
Energy kJ
2
12
10
6
1
7
4
7
15
15
15
87
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
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
1
Distance (km)
0
0
38
0
0
0
0
0
0
11
38
38
0
0
0
0
0
0
38
28
28
48
28
63
Best forecast wave conditions in 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
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
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