Kekerengu surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 23 May 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
13.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Kekerengu today?

The current surf forecast for Kekerengu at 9PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)--
Afternoon (23 May)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (23 May)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
26
3 PM
6 PM
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
11
0.9
S
13
1
S
15
1.2
S
15
1.2
S
14
1.2
S
14
1.2
S
14
1.2
S
14
1.2
S
15
1.3
S
16
1.3
S
16
1.4
S
15
1.4
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.5
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
171
108
276
422
623
602
561
526
541
648
811
801
858
801
881
820
772
757
640
610
572
485
477
393
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
0
SE
0
E
5
WSW
0
SW
0
SW
0
ENE
10
E
10
E
5
E
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NW
5
W
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
20
S
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:58PM1.56m
11:28AM1.40m
11:53PM1.49m
12:23PM1.37m
00:46AM1.42m
Low Tide
4:42PM0.05m
5:22AM0.06m
5:38PM0.10m
6:15AM0.10m
6:34PM0.15m
7:06AM0.14m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:05
5:05
5:04
Temp °C
14
13
12
11
10
10
10
11
11
10
10
9
9
9
10
12
13
12
11
11
11
11
13
13
12
12
11
10
9
9
9
9
9
8
9
7
7
6
7
11
12
11
9
9
9
8
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
11
0.9
S
13
1
S
15
1.2
S
15
1.2
S
14
1.2
S
14
1.2
S
14
1.2
S
14
1.2
S
15
1.3
S
16
1.3
S
16
1.4
S
15
1.4
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.5
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
Energy kJ
171
108
276
422
623
602
561
526
541
648
811
801
858
801
881
820
772
757
640
610
572
485
477
393
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
12
0.4
SSW
13
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.5
NNE
4
0.5
NNE
5
0.4
NNE
4
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.4
NE
10
Energy kJ
5
55
5
5
4
4
4
4
13
12
24
22
21
4
21
21
20
12
13
7
19
19
19
25
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
NE
12
0.1
N
11
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.3
ENE
10
0.5
NE
4
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
NNE
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.2
N
4
Energy kJ
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
2
3
3
21
7
20
19
19
3
1
1
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NNE
4
0.9
N
5
0.3
SSW
2
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
4
Energy kJ
2
4
4
6
3
4
6
35
1
5
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
Distance (km)
28
0
0
0
0
0
0
38
38
38
11
0
11
0
11
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
145
Best forecast wave conditions in Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
3
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
7
8
7
8
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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