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Kekerengu Surf Forecast
/ Kaikoura and Marlborough (12 surf breaks) /
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Kekerengu surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 18 Sep 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Kekerengu today?
The current surf forecast for Kekerengu at 7PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Kekerengu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 45 | 229 | 498 | 3 | 308 | 447 | 620 | 720 | 548 | 469 | 463 | 415 | 377 | 900 | 860 | 738 | 649 | 566 | 546 | 470 | 305 | 198 | 146 | 78 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:23AM 1.34 | 2:50PM 1.46 | 3:14AM 1.33 | 3:41PM 1.43 | 4:05AM 1.32 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:20PM 0.16 | 8:34AM 0.15 | 9:13PM 0.18 | 9:27AM 0.17 | 10:03PM 0.19 | 10:18AM 0.18 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - |
| Sunset | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 12 | 0 | -1 | 0 | -3 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Kaikoura and Marlborough
The wind is still offshore at Kekerengu (moderate winds from the W at CapeCampbellAws 27 km from Kekerengu). 1.4m 6s windswell from the SSW with a 0.7m 10s swell from the S and a 0.4m 13s groundswell, also from the S. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
27 km away, 38 min ago
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