- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Whale Watch Reef Surf Forecast
/ Kaikoura and Marlborough (12 surf breaks) /
Whale Watch Reef surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 19 Jul 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Whale Watch Reef today?
The current surf forecast for Whale Watch Reef at 2PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 19). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 17s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Whale Watch Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 4 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | glass | off | off | off | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:19AM 1.97 | 11:49PM 1.94 | 12:16PM 2.02 | 12:45AM 1.95 | 1:14PM 2.06 | 1:42AM 1.96 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:35PM 0.52 | 6:05AM 0.44 | 6:38PM 0.52 | 6:58AM 0.43 | 7:38PM 0.49 | |||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 7:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:16 | - | - | - | - | - |
 | | |  |  | |  | |  | | | | | | | | |  | |  | | | | | |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Feels °C (?) | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Kaikoura and Marlborough
The wind is still cross-off at Whale Watch Reef (fresh winds from the SSW at KaikouraAws 3 km from Whale Watch Reef). 0.3m 4s local chop from the NE
Actual: 57 min ago
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