Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whale Watch Reef today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whale Watch Reef at 3AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Whale Watch Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SSW 16 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | NE 5 | ENE 4 | ESE 11 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 100 | 64 | 15 | 11 | 18 | 18 | 26 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 8:43PM1.87m | 9:06AM1.96m | 9:32PM1.84m | 9:50AM1.91m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:46AM0.61m | 3:20PM0.66m | 3:34AM0.68m | 4:09PM0.71m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 6 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 100 | 64 | 15 | 47 | 78 | 69 | 67 | 65 | 60 | 66 | 40 | 265 | 268 | 251 | 294 | 261 | 296 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SSW 14 | ESE 12 | NNE 5 | NNE 7 | S 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | SSW 15 | ESE 9 | ESE 13 | S 5 | SSE 5 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 27 | 40 | 53 | 11 | 18 | 21 | 26 | 15 | 73 | 58 | 120 | 28 | 15 | 126 | 188 | 179 | 119 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SE 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 4 | SSW 14 | NNE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | NNE 6 | SSW 16 | SE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 5 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 3 | 16 | 44 | 6 | 66 | 18 | 41 | 42 | 6 | 85 | 42 | 84 | 83 | 9 | 66 | 41 | 170 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | ENE 4 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | 32 | 156 | 126 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 11 | 35 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 25 | 25 | 88 | 9 | 9 |
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