Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whale Watch Reef today (20 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whale Watch Reef at 11PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 20). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Whale Watch Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 14 | 31 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 00:59AM1.71m | 1:24PM1.78m | 1:49AM1.74m | 2:12PM1.80m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:55PM0.68m | 7:03AM0.69m | 7:43PM0.63m | 7:54AM0.66m | 8:28PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 9 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 11 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 794 | 723 | 284 | 600 | 364 | 344 | 279 | 326 | 332 | 364 | 582 | 498 | 421 | 339 | 167 | 157 | 106 | 78 | 78 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | NE 10 | SSW 14 | E 10 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 215 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 34 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 16 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | — | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SSW 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 47 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 7 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | — | NNE 4 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | NNE 5 | NNE 3 |
| kJ | 2 | 14 | 31 | 21 | — | 6 | 13 | 7 | — | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 3 | 2 | — | 9 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 157 | 147 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 35 | 25 | 15 | 25 | 9 |
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