Kekerengu 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 41.93° S 174.10° E

Issued: 12 am 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Kekerengu sea temperature is

12.5°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 (23 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Kekerengu at 4AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	9s
Afternoon (23 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	8s
Evening (23 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 23								Saturday 24								Sunday 25
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 15	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	N 6	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 16	N 6	SSW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	57	57	56	57	53	68	61	109	188	229	222	272	247	164	127	123	90	83	68	71	74	80	108	80
Wind (km/h)	W	SW	SW	NE	NE	NE	NE	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNE	NNE	N	SW	WNW	NNW	NW	WNW	NE	NE	NE	NNE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross
High Tide		2:55AM1.23m				3:17PM1.32m				3:43AM1.28m					4:05PM1.34m				4:31AM1.34m				4:55PM1.36m
Low Tide				9:01AM0.27m				9:33PM0.24m				9:51AM0.24m					10:20PM0.21m				10:44AM0.20m


	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:55	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	12	12	14	16	18	16	17	15	14	13	18	19	19	19	17	16	15	14	16	16	16	16	14
Feels °C	13	9	11	12	12	14	13	15	12	11	10	16	16	18	19	16	14	13	12	14	15	14	13	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 7	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 12	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 6	NNE 5	S 9	S 9	NNE 5	S 9	S 9	NNE 6	NNE 6
kJ	57	57	56	57	53	68	61	35	188	229	222	272	247	223	171	90	33	83	58	16	57	39	43	62
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	SSE 12	SSE 11	S 16	S 15	S 8	S 8	S 9	SSE 12	SSE 12	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	NNE 5	NNE 5	S 9	NNE 5	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16
kJ	13	6	3	2	13	23	47	109	69	51	52	13	13	164	127	123	90	15	15	38	15	80	80	80
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSE 9	S 16	SSE 10	SSE 9	SE 12	SSE 11	SSE 12	—	S 20	SSE 11	SE 11	E 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 15	E 13	SSE 9	SSE 9
kJ	33	32	16	15	9	20	10	17	6	13	13	—	8	13	5	4	36	37	68	71	74	13	16	15
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 5	S 3	—	—	NE 2	NE 3	NNE 4	NE 4	NNE 4	NNE 5	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	N 7	N 7	—	—	N 6	N 6	—	—	NNE 5	N 6	N 6
kJ	34	1	—	—	2	9	18	14	12	39	77	86	142	481	338	—	—	50	64	—	—	22	108	211
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Fergusons Beach Nelson - West Coast	The Island (Island Bay) Wellington	Whites Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waipapa Bay 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	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Ward Beach Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	38	198	85	59	0	38	28	28	28	28	28	0	0	0	0	0	11	0	38	38	28
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1			1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	7	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	6	6	5	6	8	5	5	5	9	7	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5

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