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Whale Watch Reef surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 22 Nov 2025 NZDT
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Whale Watch Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whale Watch Reef sea temperature is
14.1° C
 (Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whale Watch Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Whale Watch Reef at 3AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 22). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (22 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (22 Nov)2ft (0.6m)9s

Table - waves today at Whale Watch Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.8
SE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)999999999999999999995999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1369875757373735453535252525352525331323232323232
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SE
10
E
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffcross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		ononononcross-
on		crosscross-
on		glassoffoffoffcross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:50AM
1.90
7:09PM
1.78
7:30AM
1.88
7:52PM
1.76
8:09AM
1.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:33AM
0.70
1:04PM
0.71
1:13AM
0.70
1:45PM
0.70
1:54AM
0.69
2:28PM
0.68
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Sunrise---5:48-------5:48-------5:47----
Sunset-------8:34-------8:35-------8:36
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-------------------11121
Temp. °C161312121314141313121213151616151413131313131212
Feels °C (?)129991112121110101012141515151310101112111010
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