Kekerengu 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 41.93° S 174.10° E

Issued: 5 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 (15 Jul):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Kekerengu at 10PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Jul)	-	-
Afternoon (15 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	12s
Evening (15 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 15			Thursday 16								Friday 17								Sat 18
	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	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 12	ESE 12	N 6	ESE 12	S 16	E 13	E 13	ESE 14	ESE 15	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	S 15	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 14	S 23
Wave Graph
kJ	43	44	43	44	43	89	92	120	133	219	390	376	481	604	733	788	892	870	874	962	840	924	834	1254
Wind (km/h)	W	NNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	WNW	S	SE	NE	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	SSE	S	SSW	W	NNW	NNW	NW	WSW	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross
High Tide		5:32PM1.69m				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


	—	—	—	—	—	7:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:45	—	—
	5:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:14
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	13	13	13	13	12	13	12	10	9	9	8	8	9	9	10	10	8	8	8	7	7	8	10
Feels °C	14	11	9	8	9	8	11	7	8	7	7	6	5	6	6	9	8	6	6	5	3	3	5	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 5	N 6	ESE 11	ESE 12	ESE 13	E 13	E 13	ESE 14	ESE 15	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	S 14	S 15	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 14	ESE 14
kJ	13	22	43	44	35	89	92	120	133	219	390	376	481	581	733	788	892	870	874	962	840	924	834	763
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 12	ESE 12	S 15	S 15	E 11	SSW 16	NNE 6	NNE 4	NNE 4	S 4	S 7	S 7	S 8	ESE 16	ESE 16	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 12	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 23
kJ	43	44	41	41	21	49	13	5	3	8	33	60	105	604	733	644	522	496	405	341	242	161	115	1254
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 16	S 16	—	ESE 14	S 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	NNE 5	N 5	S 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 15	—	—	SSW 14	S 23	S 9
kJ	43	43	—	37	43	48	24	8	2	18	43	42	71	—	—	—	—	—	125	—	—	68	383	79
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	N 6	N 6	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	SSW 2	S 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 3	N 4	—	—
kJ	—	86	39	28	40	48	18	1	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	9	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Ward Beach Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Ward Beach Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whites Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	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	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	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	11	28	11	0	59	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	28
Best forecast wave conditions in Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Whites Bay	Waipapa Bay	Waipapa Bay	Waipapa Bay	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Clarence River	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Blue Duck Stream	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Makorori Point Gisborne and Mahia	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Papatowai Catlins	Waiwakaiho Taranaki	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	1	5	4	4	1	1	2	2	3	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	4	8	4	5	8	4	4	4
Header Global	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Balnarring Point Australia	Shipstern Bluff Australia	Cape St Martin South Africa	Hell South Africa	Boneyards 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	Cannibal Bay New Zealand	Catlins River Mouth New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	9	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	5	5	6	6	6	8	5	6	8	5	5	7

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