Kekerengu surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 18 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 7PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)5ft (1.6m)5s
Afternoon (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (18 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
N
0.5
S
0.4
S
1.3
N
1.1
N
1
N
0.8
N
0.5
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
2.2
S
2.2
S
3.5
SSE
4
SSE
4
SSE
Period(s) (?)58955559101010101010101010876791010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)136352786524128461001491127763593534191111389507153927032787
Wind
(km/h)
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
N
5
NW
10
SSW
10
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
S
50
S
55
SSW
55
SW
55
SW
60
SW
60
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
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-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:38PM
1.52
6:06AM
1.46
6:33PM
1.58
7:01AM
1.47
7:29PM
1.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:26AM
0.08
12:00AM
0.06
12:20PM
0.05
12:58AM
0.03
1:15PM
0.03
1:56AM
0.01
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise6:56-------6:58-------6:58-------
Sunset--5:47-------5:45-------5:45-----
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
Rain (mm)
12---------------1121120237
Temp. °C17181715151414131416151313121212121311109888
Feels °C (?)1213121012111111121513118775451-1-3-4-5-5
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