Kekerengu surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 18 Jan 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
16.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Kekerengu today?

The current surf forecast for Kekerengu at 4AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Afternoon (18 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (18 Jan)5ft (1.5m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
SSE
2.1
SSE
2
SSE
2
SSE
2
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
1
SE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.4
S
Period(s) (?)8888888888877777777788814
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)56057454956258144334333425521018115613411599936948514765656363
Wind
(km/h)
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
35
S
25
S
30
S
25
S
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
5
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:27AM
1.38
5:46PM
1.24
6:12AM
1.40
6:31PM
1.24
6:57AM
1.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:07PM
0.28
11:48AM
0.30
11:53PM
0.26
12:35PM
0.28
12:39AM
0.23
1:21PM
0.25
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise---6:07-------6:09-------6:11----
Sunset-------8:57-------8:57-------8:55
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C131313131414141414131313141414141211111113141514
Feels °C (?)7766787899910111011111099911111212
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