Kekerengu 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 41.93° S 174.10° E

Issued: 6 am 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Kekerengu sea temperature is

11.9°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 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with N swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 17s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Kekerengu at 12PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	6s
Afternoon (13 Oct)	0.5ft (0.2m)	14s
Evening (13 Oct)	0.5ft (0.2m)	17s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, near gales from the SSW by Thu night).
	Tuesday 13							Wednesday 14								Thursday 15
	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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 5	N 5	N 6	N 6	S 14	S 18	S 17	S 16	S 16	N 5	N 6	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	N 5	N 6	SSW 10	SSW 10	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	ENE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	71	58	62	104	16	24	23	20	44	106	180	41	41	20	94	249	22	20	145	131	117	117	12
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	WNW	NW	NW	NNW	N	N	W	WNW	WSW	WSW	N	SW	S	S	S	SSW	SW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	glassy	glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			7:35AM1.44m				8:00PM1.35m				8:23AM1.44m				8:48PM1.32m				9:11AM1.43m				9:36PM1.30m
Low Tide	1:26AM0.17m				1:58PM0.17m				2:13AM0.19m				2:47PM0.19m				2:59AM0.22m				3:35PM0.21m


	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:44	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	6	1	3	2	2	2	3
Temp °C	14	13	20	23	21	19	18	17	17	15	18	14	14	14	13	12	12	11	10	10	10	10	9
Feels °C	11	9	17	21	20	17	16	14	13	12	16	14	14	13	13	12	9	8	6	6	6	6	3
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	S 14	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 5	S 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	N 6	NNE 6	N 6	SSW 4	SSW 14	NNE 6	NNE 6	S 6	S 7	S 7	S 8	ENE 8
kJ	14	8	8	4	16	103	57	29	44	48	43	171	115	97	3	39	130	62	78	111	117	33	12
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 18	S 18	S 17	S 16	ENE 6	E 6	—	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 4	SSW 14	S 6	SSW 10	SSW 10	NNE 5	S 9	S 9	ENE 8	N 7
kJ	20	19	17	17	6	24	23	20	4	1	—	41	41	3	40	3	21	20	8	41	40	11	1
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	E 4	S 10	S 19	S 11	S 14	ENE 7	E 7	SW 10	E 13	E 13	—	SSW 4	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 10	S 14	S 14	SSW 10	ENE 6	ENE 6	S 12	S 16
kJ	2	2	2	7	2	4	5	3	4	4	3	—	1	20	39	10	16	15	31	7	6	12	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 5	N 5	N 6	N 6	NNE 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 4	N 5	N 6	N 7	SSW 4	N 7	N 5	N 6	S 6	S 5	S 7	S 7	—	S 7	SSW 5
kJ	71	58	62	104	135	268	148	89	35	106	180	592	5	416	94	249	22	53	145	131	—	117	208
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Outer Cut Nelson - Tasman Bay	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whale Watch Reef Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whale Watch Reef Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whale Watch Reef Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Delaware Bay (East end) Nelson - Tasman Bay
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	38	51	51	0	28	28	102	51	28	28	28	28	28	63	0	0	63	63	28	28	28	28	100
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	1	4	4	4	3	3	3	5	3	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	8	6	7	7	4	4	7	4	5	4	4	7	5

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