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Kekerengu surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 13 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Kekerengu today?
The current surf forecast for Kekerengu at 9PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Kekerengu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
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 kJ (?) | 88 | 58 | 37 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 28 | 65 | 133 | 173 | 114 | 97 | 72 | 85 | 134 | 261 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 178 | 178 | 18 | 16 | 18 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | 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 |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:23AM 1.32 | 1:42PM 1.33 | 2:12AM 1.31 | 2:30PM 1.28 | 2:59AM 1.31 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:12PM 0.16 | 7:32AM 0.24 | 7:59PM 0.21 | 8:23AM 0.28 | 8:44PM 0.24 | 9:13AM 0.30 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | 8:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
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