Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whale Watch Reef today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whale Watch Reef at 8PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 29). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Whale Watch Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 11 | NNE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 42 | 43 | 43 | 82 | 21 | 27 | 27 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:20PM1.93m | 5:45AM1.86m | 6:03PM1.94m | 6:32AM1.89m | 6:50PM1.94m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:13AM0.49m | 11:41PM0.50m | 11:55AM0.46m | 00:24AM0.48m | 12:39PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 184 | 174 | 133 | 130 | 96 | 50 | 64 | 119 | 119 | 139 | 149 | 263 | 547 | 628 | 845 | 1945 | 1656 | 1595 | 1731 | 1405 | 1323 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 12 | NE 4 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 11 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | 42 | 43 | 43 | 39 | 7 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 7 | SSW 9 | SSE 10 | NE 7 | SSE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 12 | 61 | 42 | 35 | 21 | 31 | 33 | 14 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | SW 4 | — | NE 8 | NNE 3 | — | SW 3 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 4 | S 8 | S 10 | — | NNE 10 | N 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | — | 82 | 4 | — | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 59 | 31 | 331 | 752 | — | 18 | 6 | 98 | 56 | 27 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 25 | 25 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 35 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 |
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