Whale Watch Reef surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 25 Apr 2026 NZST
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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 slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Whale Watch Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Whale Watch Reef at 7PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 25). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (25 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (25 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat night, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
28
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
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NNE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NNE
5
1.2
NNE
6
1
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.4
NE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
4
1.8
S
15
1.8
S
15
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
13
0.4
NE
3
0.7
NNE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.1
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
13
6
6
9
6
10
9
81
68
21
7
2
2
0
0
0
0
3
11
10
4
4
2
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
5
S
5
SSW
5
N
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WSW
25
SSW
10
S
5
ESE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
5
W
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
High Tide
11:23AM1.96m
11:53PM1.97m
12:16PM1.91m
00:46AM1.93m
1:08PM1.88m
1:36AM1.90m
Low Tide
5:36PM0.43m
6:13AM0.47m
6:29PM0.46m
7:03AM0.48m
7:22PM0.50m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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7:07
7:07
7:09
7:09
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5:37
5:37
5:35
5:34
Temp °C
14
16
16
16
17
18
17
16
16
16
17
14
13
13
13
13
13
15
15
13
14
14
14
15
12
14
14
14
15
15
14
13
13
11
14
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
12
10
12
13
12
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
S
14
1.1
S
13
1
S
13
1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
12
0.7
NE
6
0.9
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
14
1.7
S
14
1.8
S
15
1.8
S
15
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
13
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
10
Energy kJ
434
521
596
474
427
339
299
289
289
33
236
367
714
1229
1411
1392
1145
888
759
636
520
459
365
277
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NNE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.1
E
8
0.7
NE
5
1
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.4
SSW
4
0.3
S
3
0.2
NNE
4
1.1
SSW
16
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.4
NE
3
0.2
ENE
3
Energy kJ
13
13
2
5
9
6
5
1
28
68
21
6
2
2
661
2
2
2
2
3
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
S
11
0.1
E
9
0.4
NE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
Energy kJ
7
3
6
6
6
6
1
2
2
7
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
NE
3
0.5
N
4
0.4
NNE
5
1.2
NNE
6
1.3
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.4
NE
3
0.7
NNE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
Energy kJ
25
3
10
9
81
437
24
4
3
11
10
4
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
9
25
9
9
9
9
9
9
0
74
11
11
19
19
11
9
11
25
25
25
15
9
9
9
Best forecast wave conditions in Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
3
3
4
5
3
8
5
8
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
8
6
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
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