Kekerengu 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 41.93° S 174.10° E

Issued: 5 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Kekerengu sea temperature is

11.0° 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 (13 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Kekerengu at 9AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 13). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	9s
Afternoon (13 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	13s
Evening (13 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed afternoon).
	Monday 13							Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thu 16
	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	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	E 9	E 9	S 13	S 13	N 6	N 6	N 6	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	N 5	N 5	E 10	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 12	E 12	E 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	N 6
Wave Graph
kJ	92	61	43	123	129	139	138	164	18	18	18	55	73	8	14	14	52	47	47	45	46	45	44	48
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		3:04AM1.43m				3:36PM1.63m				4:02AM1.45m				4:34PM1.67m				4:59AM1.47m				5:32PM1.69m
Low Tide				9:15AM0.04m				10:00PM0.06m				10:14AM0.01m				11:00PM0.03m				11:13AM-0.02m				11:58PM0.01m


	—	7:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:47	—	—	—	—	—	7:47
	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:10	—	—	5:12
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	5	6	6	12	13	11	11	12	11	11	12	16	18	13	12	12	13	13	13	15	15	14	13	13
Feels °C	0	1	-1	5	5	5	5	6	7	7	7	11	13	7	7	8	10	11	11	13	14	12	9	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	E 9	E 9	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 12	ESE 9	N 6	NNE 6	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 11	N 4	N 6	N 4	E 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12
kJ	92	61	42	123	121	81	76	15	91	75	18	17	17	8	8	9	19	15	13	44	46	45	44	44
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	S 9	S 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	S 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ENE 6	ENE 6	S 8	ENE 7	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 12	E 12	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 15
kJ	61	45	43	28	28	28	16	14	18	18	7	4	5	5	14	14	52	47	46	45	42	42	41	41
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	—	—	—	—	SSW 12	SSW 9	ENE 6	S 9	S 8	E 15	S 8	NE 7	S 8	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 20	NE 7	—	—	ESE 14
kJ	40	32	34	—	—	—	—	28	16	7	6	6	4	1	2	1	5	21	47	8	2	—	—	37
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 4	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	NW 3	N 4	N 5	N 5	N 5	NNW 5	N 5	WNW 4	NW 4	NW 4	NNW 4	N 4	N 5	N 5	N 6
kJ	20	34	66	104	129	139	138	164	218	5	44	55	73	63	66	52	5	9	6	15	20	43	40	48
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	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	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Meatworks Kaikoura and Marlborough	Meatworks Kaikoura and Marlborough	Meatworks Kaikoura and Marlborough	Meatworks Kaikoura and Marlborough	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	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	11	38	38	38	38	38	38	51	52	52	52	52	102	102	102	52	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Meatworks	Meatworks	Meatworks	Meatworks				Meatworks	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Blue Duck Stream	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1				1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Whale Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Shingles West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Fox River West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	2	1	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	5	5	6	6	6	6	5	4	4	4	5
Header Global	Etang-Sale Reunion	Morne Rights Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Gas Bay Australia	Bancoora Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Lebu Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Shingles New Zealand	Spooky's New Zealand	Fox River New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Antiques Maldives	Fox River New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	5	9	9	7	8	8	6	7	6	7	7	4	4	4	5

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