Kekerengu surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 19 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
14.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Kekerengu today?

The current surf forecast for Kekerengu at 9AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 19). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (19 Apr)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (19 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wed
22
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
N
0.4
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.7
S
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.3
ENE
2.1
SSW
3
S
4
S
4.5
S
4.5
S
4.5
S
5
S
4.5
S
4.5
S
4.5
S
4.5
SSE
5
SSE
4.5
SSE
3
SE
Period(s) (?)691010101081010867899999999101011
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)592574100828066403411320822192530133437366638503462324232023453447839641960
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
N
0
SW
5
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
45
SSW
50
SSW
60
SSW
60
SSW
60
SSW
60
SSW
60
SSW
55
SSW
60
SSW
55
SSW
60
SSW
55
SSW
50
SSW
55
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:06AM
1.46
6:33PM
1.58
7:01AM
1.47
7:29PM
1.63
7:58AM
1.47
8:26PM
1.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:20PM
0.05
12:58AM
0.03
1:15PM
0.03
1:56AM
0.01
2:11PM
0.02
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wed
22
Sunrise--6:58-------6:58-------7:00-----
Sunset----5:45-------5:45-------5:43---
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----16103124987432242331
Temp. °C13121416151312111212121211998888898910
Feels °C (?)9912141512666642-1-4-3-4-4-4-4-3-3-4-2-1
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