Kekerengu surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 17 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 6AM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)6ft (1.8m)6s
Afternoon (18 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)5s
Evening (18 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
S
1.5
N
1.8
N
1.7
N
1.8
N
1.6
N
1.4
N
1.1
N
1
N
1
N
1
N
0.4
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
2.2
SSW
2
S
0.3
ENE
0.2
ENE
Period(s) (?)9566665554591010101010101010661010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1201152161851991571005542374631721141168557403333371298189
Wind
(km/h)
30
N
30
N
30
N
30
NNW
25
NNW
30
N
30
N
25
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
WNW
15
NNW
5
NNW
10
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
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)
5:11AM
1.44
5:38PM
1.52
6:06AM
1.46
6:33PM
1.58
7:01AM
1.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:02PM
0.10
11:26AM
0.08
12:00AM
0.06
12:20PM
0.05
12:58AM
0.03
1:15PM
0.03
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise----6:56-------6:58-------6:58---
Sunset------5:47-------5:45-------5:45-
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
Rain (mm)
----22----------------524
Temp. °C151616161617181515141413141615131212111212131212
Feels °C (?)1011111111121211121011111015131087554555
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