Kekerengu 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 41.93° S 174.10° E

Issued: 11 am 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Kekerengu sea temperature is

11.3° 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 (12 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Kekerengu at 3PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	12s
Afternoon (12 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	11s
Evening (12 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Mon afternoon).
	Sun 12					Monday 13								Tuesday 14								Wed 15
	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	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	E 9	E 9	S 13	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	N 5	N 5	N 6	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 12
Wave Graph
kJ	184	157	146	110	104	71	68	45	43	123	152	178	152	156	18	18	18	80	80	92	14	14	52	47
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNE	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	N	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off
High Tide			2:38PM1.57m					3:04AM1.43m				3:36PM1.63m				4:02AM1.45m				4:34PM1.67m				4:59AM1.47m
Low Tide	8:17AM0.08m				9:00PM0.10m					9:15AM0.04m				10:00PM0.06m				10:14AM0.01m				11:00PM0.03m


	7:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:47
	—	—	5:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	5:10
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	6	9	10	8	7	6	5	5	6	11	13	11	12	11	11	10	12	15	16	13	13	12	13	12
Feels °C	2	5	5	4	3	1	0	0	0	4	5	5	7	6	7	6	7	11	11	8	7	8	9	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	E 9	E 9	S 13	S 13	S 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	NNE 7	N 7	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 13	E 12
kJ	136	157	146	110	104	71	68	43	42	123	121	82	50	48	152	110	18	18	17	8	8	9	52	47
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	S 9	S 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ENE 6	S 8	S 8	E 8	E 13	E 13	S 16	S 16
kJ	184	106	81	79	59	60	61	45	43	28	28	28	16	15	18	18	3	6	5	5	14	14	5	21
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SSW 16	S 15	S 15	S 15	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 9	SSW 9	S 9	E 6	E 15	S 8	NE 7	S 8	E 7	S 21
kJ	—	—	24	39	38	17	39	32	34	—	—	—	—	—	16	7	6	3	4	1	2	1	1	9
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	NE 3	NNE 3	NNE 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 5	N 5	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 7	N 7	N 4	N 5	N 5	N 6	N 5	NNW 5	NNW 4	NNW 4
kJ	—	—	2	5	10	14	20	31	53	100	152	178	152	156	403	243	35	80	80	92	67	54	32	23
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Ward Beach Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Meatworks Kaikoura and Marlborough	Meatworks Kaikoura and Marlborough	Delaware Bay (East end) Nelson - Tasman Bay	Delaware Bay Point Nelson - Tasman Bay	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Outer Cut Nelson - Tasman Bay	Outer Cut Nelson - Tasman Bay	Outer Cut Nelson - Tasman Bay	Meatworks Kaikoura and Marlborough	Ward Beach Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	2	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	38	38	38	38	38	11	38	38	38	38	38	38	52	52	100	101	183	102	102	102	52	11	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu	Waipapa Bay	Waipapa Bay	Blue Duck Stream	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Meatworks	Meatworks							Meatworks	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1							1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Stent Road Taranaki	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Waiwakaiho Taranaki	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Fox River West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	5	5	5	5	6
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	8	9	8	6	9	9	5	6

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