Kekerengu surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 15 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
14.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Kekerengu today?

The current surf forecast for Kekerengu at 1PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 15). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (15 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (15 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
0
2
0
0
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
4
4
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.9
S
1.2
S
1.3
S
1.1
S
1.7
S
2
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.5
S
1.3
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
Period(s) (?)1312121212121212111010999913131110109999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)21225118718117818013713089961211392242701869421293819598417276188152117
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
15
SW
5
WSW
5
ENE
15
NE
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
W
15
NW
10
NW
10
W
0
NE
0
ENE
5
NW
5
W
5
NNW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
WNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offglassglasscross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
Sunrise--6:54-------6:54-------6:56-----
Sunset----5:52-------5:51-------5:49---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C121214161615131213121317171413121110121618161514
Feels °C (?)9812141312971089131512111098913161198
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