Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whale Watch Reef today (03 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Whale Watch Reef at 6AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (03 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (03 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Whale Watch Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | NNE 7 | E 12 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | E 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 210 | 208 | 202 | 206 | 270 | 291 | 223 | 506 | 480 | 466 | 368 | 444 | 300 | 482 | 770 | 723 | 882 | 930 | 1055 | 339 | 355 | 237 | 203 | 122 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:24PM1.86m | 6:50AM1.73m | 7:04PM1.84m | 7:35AM1.72m | 7:47PM1.83m | 8:20AM1.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:46AM0.61m | 12:53PM0.57m | 1:28AM0.58m | 1:34PM0.56m | 2:09AM0.56m | 2:17PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
 | | | |  | | | | | | |  |  | | |  | | | | | | |  |  | |
 | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | NNE 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 210 | 208 | 202 | 206 | 270 | 291 | 223 | 506 | 480 | 466 | 368 | 150 | 300 | 290 | 280 | 209 | 198 | 191 | 545 | 292 | 355 | 237 | 203 | 95 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | E 14 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | E 12 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | E 11 | E 10 | NNE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 23 | 20 | 18 | 22 | 15 | 14 | 142 | 9 | 30 | 41 | 74 | 368 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 338 | 339 | 96 | 104 | 102 | 122 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 8 | SSW 15 | S 7 | SSW 14 | NNE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 93 | 64 | 10 | 45 | 4 | 21 | 9 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | 23 | 23 | 31 | 12 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | — | W 3 | WSW 4 | S 3 | S 4 |
| kJ | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 444 | 294 | 482 | 770 | 723 | 882 | 930 | 1055 | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 25 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 88 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 132 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Kaikoura and Marlborough | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Whale Watch Reef surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest