Kekerengu surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 10 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 2AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (11 Apr)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (11 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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


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Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
2
3
4
3
2
4
3
3
3
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1.7
ENE
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.8
E
1.9
E
2
E
2.4
E
3
ENE
2.5
E
3
E
3
E
2.5
E
2.2
E
2
E
Period(s) (?)1010101010101010101077888889101212121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)186186186183183219179145145145277220346407464526753151913602515281619441302976
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
5
E
5
N
5
NW
10
N
10
N
15
N
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
0
S
10
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
15
SW
10
N
10
N
15
NW
25
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossglassglasscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:31PM
1.33
11:54AM
1.20
12:15AM
1.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:13PM
0.31
5:50AM
0.30
5:57PM
0.31
6:34AM
0.30
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Sunrise------6:48-------6:50-------6:52-
Sunset-6:00------5:59-------5:57-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------4181710-----
Temp. °C151413131312151919181717171717161616171716151720
Feels °C (?)131412121210121415151413141416171613141615131516
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