Kekerengu Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.93° S 174.10° E

Kekerengu 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kekerengu sea temperature is
10.5° C
0.4° 

Kekerengu surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Kekerengu today (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Kekerengu at 6AM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)6ft (1.8m)8s
Afternoon (17 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (17 Aug)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
1
1
1
3
2
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
8
3
S
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.1
S
14
1
S
14
1.6
S
8
0.7
SSW
13
1.8
S
7
2.3
SSW
7
2.5
S
8
3
S
9
4
S
10
5
S
11
5
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1237
1033
749
542
385
266
508
417
287
181
293
517
958
1517
3018
5648
6336
Wind (km/h)
40
SSW
35
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
S
15
S
10
SSW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
35
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:55PM1.51m
8:22AM1.44m
8:47PM1.45m
9:15AM1.42m
Low Tide
2:17AM0.07m
2:40PM0.09m
3:07AM0.10m
3:33PM0.14m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:44
 mm
Temp °C
7
6
5
5
7
9
9
8
7
8
8
8
10
12
12
8
8
Feels °C
-3
-3
-3
-2
1
3
4
4
3
2
3
2
4
4
2
-2
-2
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