Kekerengu surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 27 Feb 2026 NZDT
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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
16.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Kekerengu today?

The current surf forecast for Kekerengu at 1PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am February 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (27 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (27 Feb)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Mon
02
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
0.8
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SSW
0.9
ENE
0.6
E
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.3
ESE
2.5
S
2.3
S
Period(s) (?)66666665555556855131313131077
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)21217515610991344729232218147141232183534878719607554
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
W
5
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
W
5
S
20
S
15
S
45
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
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
glassglassononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:45AM
1.54
2:11PM
1.39
2:42AM
1.55
3:07PM
1.39
3:38AM
1.55
4:02PM
1.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:07AM
0.12
8:22PM
0.10
9:04AM
0.13
9:18PM
0.09
10:01AM
0.12
10:15PM
0.09
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Mon
02
Sunrise--7:00-------7:01-------7:01-----
Sunset-----8:10-------8:09-------8:07--
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-11------------------441
Temp. °C13121212121312121110131516151313131315161510911
Feels °C (?)887889910981212121212111112141312124
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