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Whale Watch Reef surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 26 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
14.8° C
 (Which is 1.9°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 12PM is: 2.5m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 26). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Nov)8ft (2.5m)7s
Afternoon (26 Nov)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (26 Nov)6ft (1.9m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Sat
29
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
!
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
NE
2.4
NE
2.5
NE
2.5
NE
1.7
NNE
1.9
NE
2.1
NNE
1.1
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.6
N
1.7
NNE
2.5
NNE
2.2
NE
1.9
NE
1.8
NNE
2.2
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.9
NNE
0.9
NE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
Period(s) (?)777777777778888777111111111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)373526612600262362397110203233297709544450372461158316172204180176173163
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
20
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
S
5
SE
20
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crossglasscrossglassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:34AM
1.81
10:10PM
1.70
10:22AM
1.80
10:55PM
1.72
11:12AM
1.80
11:41PM
1.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:21AM
0.65
3:58PM
0.63
4:07AM
0.63
4:45PM
0.60
4:56AM
0.60
5:34PM
0.56
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Sat
29
Sunrise-5:46-------5:45-------5:45------
Sunset-----8:37-------8:39-------8:40--
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181818192122211818182121232221202020222221151414
Feels °C (?)161514161921201616161918212120192020222218121213
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