Kekerengu surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 14 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
14.4° 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: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (14 Apr)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (14 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
3
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
1.2
S
1.5
S
2.2
S
1.8
S
1.6
S
Period(s) (?)1414141313131312121212121212111010109911121110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3203022932843362152122511871811801391379889961541151012345631369804530
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
5
NW
10
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
NE
25
NNE
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
SSW
5
NNE
5
S
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise6:52-------6:54-------6:54-------
Sunset--5:53-------5:52-------5:51-----
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151718151312111114151615131212121317171412121110
Feels °C (?)11151510998812131112999891414129987
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