Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whale Watch Reef today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whale Watch Reef at 5AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 19). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | - | - |
| Evening (20 Sep) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Whale Watch Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon night, min 6°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | SSW 12 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | S 13 | S 13 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ENE 10 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 19 | 0 | 20 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 55 | 77 | 38 | 56 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:03PM1.77m | 11:23AM1.83m | 11:49PM1.74m | 12:14PM1.81m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:09AM0.74m | 5:48PM0.73m | 5:55AM0.73m | 6:36PM0.71m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 15 | ESE 11 | SSW 16 | S 16 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 339 | 198 | 453 | 82 | 188 | 236 | 47 | 23 | 5133 | 3584 | 2049 | 1170 | 759 | 598 | 835 | 660 | 538 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NNE 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | — | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | 109 | 84 | 84 | 19 | 47 | 47 | — | — | 23 | 23 | 30 | 28 | 7 | 15 | 35 | 38 | 56 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | S 15 | NNE 7 | E 11 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | NE 11 | NE 11 | ENE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 19 | 115 | 20 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | S 13 | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 16 | 36 | 328 | 1291 | 2020 | 3829 | 6245 | — | — | — | 9 | 22 | 55 | 77 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 35 | 296 | 567 | 87 | 9 | 88 | 25 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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