Kekerengu 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 41.93° S 174.10° E

Issued: 11 pm 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Kekerengu sea temperature is

11.2° 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 (23 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Kekerengu at 6AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	12s
Afternoon (23 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	9s
Evening (23 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.
		Thursday 23								Friday 24
	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
Rating (10 max)	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 13	SSE 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSE 12	NNE 5	SSW 9	SSW 9	N 6	SSW 8	SSE 10	S 9	N 5	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 5
Wave Graph
kJ	86	57	56	55	26	33	16	16	54	13	18	25	147	200	258	132	40
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	N	N	NNW	NNW
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-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		11:51PM1.33m					12:20PM1.36m				00:39AM1.28m				1:08PM1.35m
Low Tide					6:04AM0.20m				6:35PM0.26m				6:50AM0.25m				7:23PM0.30m


	—	—	—	7:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:41	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:19	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	9	9	8	8	9	13	16	12	11	9	10	11	12	15	15	12	11
Feels °C	6	5	4	4	5	9	13	9	7	3	3	5	7	9	9	6	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	SSE 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 11	SSW 9	NNE 5	NNE 5	SSW 9	SSW 8	SSW 8	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	N 6
kJ	30	54	56	55	23	15	36	37	15	13	13	25	13	13	6	6	31
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 13	SSW 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 10	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	ESE 12	ESE 12	SE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12
kJ	86	57	46	26	26	10	16	16	11	10	18	14	14	6	14	14	15
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	SSW 13	SSE 11	SSE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	S 12	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	ENE 7
kJ	11	11	13	14	14	17	11	11	12	12	12	3	4	4	4	4	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	N 2	N 3	N 4	NNE 5	N 5	N 6	N 6	N 4	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 5
kJ	—	—	1	5	17	33	94	119	54	46	93	97	147	200	258	132	40
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Tahunanui bar Nelson - Tasman Bay	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Meatworks Kaikoura and Marlborough	Meatworks Kaikoura and Marlborough	Meatworks Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Meatworks Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	38	38	28	0	186	186	180	186	103	51	52	52	52	38	52
Best forecast wave conditions in Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Kekerengu						Mangamaunu	Meatworks	Meatworks	Meatworks	Mangamaunu	Meatworks
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1						1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	4	4	1	2	3	2	2	3	4	4	4	5	5
Header Global	Cow Bombie Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Cobblestones Australia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Cobblestones Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	The Hoek South Africa	Point Roadnight Australia	Dolphin Point South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa
Rating (10 max)	5	5	8	7	6	5	4	4	5	4	4	6	9	9	9	9	9

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