Kekerengu 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 41.93° S 174.10° E

Issued: 12 am 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Kekerengu sea temperature is

11.9°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 (13 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with N swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 17s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Kekerengu at 3AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	5s
Afternoon (13 Oct)	0.5ft (0.2m)	14s
Evening (13 Oct)	0.5ft (0.2m)	17s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 13								Wednesday 14								Thursday 15
	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 6	S 14	S 18	S 17	S 16	S 16	N 5	N 5	S 14	SSW 14	S 4	N 5	S 6	SSW 14	SSW 10	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 7	SSW 7
Wave Graph
kJ	81	59	47	47	80	16	24	23	20	44	104	131	16	41	10	64	19	39	10	58	46	62	108	220
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	N	N	SSW	ENE	NNW	SW	NNW	SSW	S	SSE	S	S	SSW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				7:35AM1.44m				8:00PM1.35m				8:23AM1.44m				8:48PM1.32m				9:11AM1.43m				9:36PM1.30m
Low Tide		1:26AM0.17m				1:58PM0.17m				2:13AM0.19m				2:47PM0.19m				2:59AM0.22m				3:35PM0.21m


	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:44	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	9	3	2	2	1	4	5
Temp °C	14	14	13	20	24	21	19	18	17	17	15	16	14	15	14	13	13	12	11	11	10	11	10	9
Feels °C	10	11	9	17	21	19	18	16	14	13	11	13	14	15	14	13	13	9	9	9	9	8	6	4
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	S 14	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 5	S 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 5	SSW 5	N 6	NNE 6	NNE 5	S 6	S 6	NNE 6	S 7	NNE 6
kJ	14	14	8	8	8	16	129	57	28	44	48	43	161	121	25	7	206	119	18	58	46	12	108	11
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 18	S 14	S 17	S 16	ENE 6	E 7	—	S 14	SSW 14	N 6	SSW 14	S 6	SSW 14	N 6	N 6	NNE 6	ENE 6	N 6	ENE 8
kJ	20	20	19	17	17	6	16	23	20	4	1	—	16	41	22	20	18	39	21	19	12	8	20	13
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 10	E 4	S 10	S 19	—	S 18	E 7	E 7	SW 10	E 13	E 13	S 9	SW 4	S 4	SSW 14	SSW 14	—	SSW 10	SSW 9	ENE 6	S 13	ENE 7	N 8
kJ	2	2	1	2	7	—	24	4	3	4	4	3	2	4	10	39	19	—	10	17	7	13	10	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 6	NNE 6	N 7	—	N 6	N 4	N 5	N 5	N 7	S 4	—	N 5	N 7	SSW 5	S 6	—	—	S 6	WSW 4	SSW 7
kJ	81	59	47	47	80	144	318	—	88	42	104	131	502	7	—	64	532	39	54	—	—	62	13	220
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Meatworks Kaikoura and Marlborough	Meatworks Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Meatworks Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Meatworks Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whale Watch Reef Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whale Watch Reef Kaikoura and Marlborough	Delaware Bay Point Nelson - Tasman Bay	Meatworks Kaikoura and Marlborough	Dolphin Bay Wairarapa	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	51	38	38	52	52	51	52	28	28	52	51	0	28	28	0	0	51	0	63	63	101	52	118	28
Best forecast wave conditions in Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Meatworks	Meatworks	Mangamaunu	Meatworks	Waipapa Bay	Mangamaunu	Meatworks	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Kekerengu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Kekerengu	Whale Watch Reef	Whale Watch Reef		Meatworks		Clarence River
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1		1		1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Fox River West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Takou Bay Northland	Takou Bay Northland	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Shingles West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Larsen Street West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Karitane Point Otago	Henderson Bay Northland	Takou Bay Northland	Arataki Bay of Plenty
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	1	1	2	4	3	3	3	3	1	3	3	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	7	6	7	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	7	4	7	4	4	4	9	4	5	4	4

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