Kekerengu surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 09 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
14.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Kekerengu today?

The current surf forecast for Kekerengu at 8PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 09). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (09 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (09 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1.1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
ENE
1.5
E
1.7
ENE
1.4
E
2.1
ENE
Period(s) (?)10101010101010101010101010101010101010106678
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)279284270254230225186186186186186186186183183183216145145150182233206563
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
WSW
5
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
5
E
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:26AM
1.23
10:46PM
1.35
11:10AM
1.21
11:31PM
1.33
11:54AM
1.20
12:15AM
1.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:30PM
0.31
5:07AM
0.30
5:13PM
0.31
5:50AM
0.30
5:57PM
0.31
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise6:47-------6:48-------6:48-------
Sunset---6:01-------6:00------5:59-----
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C192322191817151416161514131312121418191716171717
Feels °C (?)172121171616131012131314121211101214151412131313
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