Whale Watch Reef surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
14.7° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)
Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
3
ESE
3
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.4
ESE
2.2
ESE
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.3
S
2.2
S
2.3
S
2.2
S
1.9
S
1.3
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
Period(s) (?)1010101010101111988888810101010109999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)000000000000000000000000
Wind
(km/h)
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
35
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:06PM
2.22
8:40AM
2.04
9:03PM
2.18
9:37AM
2.02
10:00PM
2.11
10:31AM
1.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:47PM
0.38
2:27AM
0.41
2:45PM
0.39
3:26AM
0.42
3:44PM
0.40
4:24AM
0.43
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise------7:03-------7:05-------7:05-
Sunset5:44-------5:42-------5:40-------
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
2113112111--------------
Temp. °C999898888888991011111091010101112
Feels °C (?)1121101212224468996888910
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