Kekerengu surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 10 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
15.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Kekerengu today?

The current surf forecast for Kekerengu at 9AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Mar)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (10 Mar)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (10 Mar)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Fri
13
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
1.2
ENE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.7
SE
0.8
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
Period(s) (?)14141413131312121212111111111161011111212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)25724629328027245942334433927626019811611481936176133167202228228224
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
NE
5
N
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NNE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NNW
15
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
onglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:14AM
1.28
11:37PM
1.35
12:00PM
1.25
12:24AM
1.34
12:46PM
1.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:09AM
0.25
5:23PM
0.27
5:56AM
0.28
6:07PM
0.30
6:41AM
0.30
6:51PM
0.31
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Fri
13
Sunrise--7:13-------7:13-------7:15-----
Sunset-----7:53-------7:52-------7:50--
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C121212131313121110101315161514131313162123201716
Feels °C (?)8881010101098811121313111099121720181312
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