Kekerengu surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

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

How big are the waves at Kekerengu today?

The current surf forecast for Kekerengu at 11AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 10). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (10 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (10 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
2.1
ENE
1.8
E
2
E
2
E
1.9
E
2
E
3
E
Period(s) (?)101010101010101010101010101077888889911
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2251861861861861861861831832201791451451482332262705784615485595506421881
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
10
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
5
E
5
N
5
NNW
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
S
30
SW
35
SW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrossglassglasscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:10AM
1.21
11:31PM
1.33
11:54AM
1.20
12:15AM
1.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:07AM
0.30
5:13PM
0.31
5:50AM
0.30
5:57PM
0.31
6:34AM
0.30
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
Sunrise--6:48-------6:48-------6:50-----
Sunset-----6:00------5:59-------5:57---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
--------------------154791
Temp. °C161516161614141313121519201817171717181816161717
Feels °C (?)151312131413141212101214151514131314161715121214
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