Kekerengu 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 41.93° S 174.10° E

Issued: 12 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Kekerengu sea temperature is

11.7°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 (08 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kekerengu at 5AM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 08). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Oct)	0.5ft (0.2m)	12s
Afternoon (08 Oct)	1ft (0.3m)	15s
Evening (08 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Thursday 8								Friday 9								Saturday 10
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	S 15	ENE 6	S 6	S 15	SSW 15	S 15	ENE 9	SSW 15	SSW 18	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 13	ENE 6	SSW 16	ENE 6	ENE 6	E 6	E 7
Wave Graph
kJ	16	40	8	304	39	42	38	29	42	102	83	125	121	161	155	150	148	84	101	81	119	131	116	124
Wind (km/h)	SW	SSW	SSW	S	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SE	ESE	E	ENE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross
High Tide		3:16AM1.39m				3:44PM1.49m					4:11AM1.40m				4:37PM1.46m				5:04AM1.41m				5:29PM1.43m
Low Tide				9:29AM0.10m					10:05PM0.11m				10:25AM0.11m				10:58PM0.12m				11:21AM0.12m


	—	6:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:37	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	11	11	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	13	14	14	13	13	12	12	12	16	18	19	18	15
Feels °C	10	7	4	5	6	7	8	8	8	9	9	12	12	12	11	12	10	10	9	12	13	14	13	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 9	ENE 10	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	E 9	ENE 9	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 15	ENE 5	S 14	S 13	E 6	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	E 6	E 7
kJ	8	14	8	10	29	36	29	29	28	41	26	125	121	161	155	45	148	84	64	37	37	37	116	124
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	S 15	E 12	ENE 12	S 15	SSW 15	S 15	S 15	SSW 15	SSW 18	S 16	S 5	S 6	S 6	SSE 6	S 14	SSE 6	ENE 8	S 14	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 16	SSW 10	S 10
kJ	15	40	3	14	39	42	38	17	42	102	83	14	15	17	10	150	3	11	101	81	78	48	32	16
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	NNE 4	—	NE 10	SE 9	SE 9	ENE 13	NE 13	S 19	SE 8	SSW 11	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 8	ENE 8	SSE 6	ENE 8	S 16	ENE 8	ENE 8	SE 13	SE 13	S 16	S 16
kJ	16	2	—	23	3	3	16	6	7	3	11	24	22	33	11	6	12	45	11	11	7	7	44	43
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SSW 4	SSW 6	S 6	S 6	S 5	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 5	S 5	—	—	—	E 5	ENE 5	E 5	E 5	ENE 6	E 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	NNE 4	N 4
kJ	—	27	181	304	139	61	24	11	7	11	12	—	—	—	16	81	59	58	94	71	119	131	24	22
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Oaro Kaikoura and Marlborough	Oaro Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whale Watch Reef Kaikoura and Marlborough	Castlepoint Beach Wairarapa	Port Robinson Canterbury	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Humenga Point Wairarapa	Humenga Point Wairarapa	Whites Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Ward Beach Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	The Island (Island Bay) Wellington	Houghton Bay Wellington	Houghton Bay Wellington	Oaro Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	3	3
Distance (km)	28	81	81	63	211	124	28	28	0	0	0	38	101	101	59	0	38	11	38	85	86	86	81	38
Best forecast wave conditions in Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River	Oaro	Oaro	Whale Watch Reef			Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Waipapa Bay			Whites Bay	Ward Beach	Whites Bay	Waipapa Bay	Blue Duck Stream				Oaro	Mangamaunu
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1			1	1	1	1	1	1			1	2	1	2	2				3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Fox River West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Weld Road Taranaki	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Waiwakaiho Taranaki	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Whale Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Back Beach Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Waiwakaiho Taranaki
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	3	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	9	8	6	6	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	4	5	5	4

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