Kekerengu 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 41.93° S 174.10° E

Issued: 11 pm 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Kekerengu sea temperature is

11.0° 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 (16 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kekerengu at 5AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 15). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	13s
Afternoon (16 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	15s
Evening (16 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed night, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
		Thursday 16								Friday 17								Saturday 18
	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	3	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 15	ESE 12	S 16	E 13	E 13	ESE 14	ESE 15	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 14	S 23	S 23	S 23
Wave Graph
kJ	43	44	43	89	92	120	135	219	390	412	481	604	733	904	892	870	988	962	949	807	785	1478	1990	2263
Wind (km/h)	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	WNW	S	S	NNE	NNE	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNE	S	SW	WNW	NNW	N	NNW	W	S	S	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross	cross	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross-off	off	cross	cross	glassy
High Tide				5:57AM1.48m					6:29PM1.68m				6:55AM1.48m				7:25PM1.64m				7:52AM1.46m
Low Tide		11:58PM0.01m					12:12PM-0.03m				00:55AM-0.00m				1:10PM-0.03m				1:51AM0.00m				2:07PM-0.00m


	—	—	—	7:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:45	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:14	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	14	13	12	13	12	10	9	9	8	8	8	9	10	10	8	8	8	8	7	8	10	10	9
Feels °C	9	9	9	8	11	7	8	8	8	5	5	5	6	8	9	6	6	6	5	4	5	7	8	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 6	ESE 12	ESE 13	E 13	E 13	N 4	ESE 15	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 14	ESE 14	S 23	S 23
kJ	31	44	35	89	92	8	135	219	390	412	481	604	733	904	892	870	988	962	949	807	785	774	1990	2263
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	S 15	E 11	SSW 16	NNE 5	ESE 14	S 4	S 4	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 9	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 12	S 11	SSW 10	S 10	S 23	ESE 14	ESE 14
kJ	43	41	21	49	9	120	7	9	43	61	81	150	627	537	530	429	417	299	260	180	120	1478	692	578
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 15	ESE 14	S 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	NNE 4	S 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	S 14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 24	S 23	S 9	S 9	—
kJ	41	37	43	48	48	23	3	18	43	42	71	107	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	47	380	83	55	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 3	N 4	N 4	N 4	NNW 4	S 2	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	2	27	40	37	17	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Ward Beach Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Ward Beach Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	The Island (Island Bay) Wellington	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	Kekerengu 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	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	11	38	11	0	85	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	28	28	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu		Waipapa Bay	Waipapa Bay	Waipapa Bay	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Meatworks	Clarence River	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Blue Duck Stream	Blue Duck Stream	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1		1	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Waiwakaiho Taranaki	Shingles West Coast South Island	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Shag Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago
Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	1	2	2	3	5	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	8	9	5	4	4	4	7	9	4
Header Global	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Shipstern Bluff Australia	Shipstern Bluff Australia	Hell South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Catlins River Mouth New Zealand	Dunedin - Kuri Bush New Zealand	Dunedin - Kuri Bush New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Dinner Plates New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	5	9	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	5	5	6	6	6	8	9	6	6	6	5	7	9	8

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