Whale Watch Reef surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 08 Jul 2025 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
10.8° C
(Which is 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 3AM is: 1.9m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)6s
Afternoon (09 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)6s
Evening (09 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)7s

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

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Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.9
ENE
2
ENE
2.1
NE
2.3
NE
2.2
NE
2
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.5
E
2
E
2
E
2
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
3.5
ENE
4.5
ENE
4.5
ENE
3.5
ENE
3.5
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.3
E
2.2
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.7
E
0.6
NNE
0.5
N
1.7
E
0.4
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.8
NNE
1.2
NNE
2
NNE
1.4
NNE
1
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
ENE
Period(s) (?)5666666677121212121212121212121212899101111111111111111101111101110101212661265544566777667
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)9420428829241742739952566973899112131295120410101030105494985187094617759331852330242362971284424401973174314701201110783288492264389964966174182825178161062335481033531961025889
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
N
25
NNE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NNE
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNE
5
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
SE
5
ESE
10
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
5
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NE
5
NNE
10
WNW
10
NW
20
WSW
30
SW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossglassglasscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
ononononcrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
glasscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrossglassglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
glasscrosscrosscrossglassglasscross-
off
crosscross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:16AM
1.80
3:40PM
1.92
4:00AM
1.81
4:23PM
1.93
4:43AM
1.82
5:06PM
1.94
5:27AM
1.82
5:49PM
1.95
6:12AM
1.82
6:32PM
1.96
7:00AM
1.82
7:18PM
1.96
7:49AM
1.84
8:08PM
1.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:13PM
0.74
9:17AM
0.68
9:56PM
0.70
10:05AM
0.64
10:40PM
0.65
10:52AM
0.58
11:25PM
0.60
11:37AM
0.52
12:11AM
0.54
12:21PM
0.47
12:56AM
0.49
1:05PM
0.42
1:41AM
0.45
1:51PM
0.40
2:28AM
0.44
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Sunrise----7:52-------7:52-------7:52-------7:52-------7:50-------7:50-------7:50-------
Sunset------5:07-------5:07-------5:07-------5:08-------5:09-------5:10-------5:10-----
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C9989911121212111111121415141312121212141312131312121214151412111010101314131211101010121211101010910131313121198
Feels °C (?)4335578998991013141211101010996461210109121412987771112109877810108887671111109624
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