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Whale Watch Reef surf Forecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 19 Apr 2024 NZST
Forecast update in  hr  min  s Update imminent
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 14.1°C (Statistics for 19 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 13.4 °C max: 14.7 °C min: 12.2 °C)
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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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 14.1°C (Statistics for 19 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 13.4 °C max: 14.7 °C min: 12.2 °C)


How big are the waves at Whale Watch Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Whale Watch Reef at 3AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 19). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (20 Apr)2ft (0.6m)3s
Evening (20 Apr)1ft (0.3m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Update imminent
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
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
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 (?)
0.4
NE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.6
NE
0.7
NE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
E
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.4
NE
0.7
NE
0.6
NE
0.4
ENE
0.3
E
0.4
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.5
NE
0.7
NE
1.1
NE
1.6
NNE
1
NE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.8
NNE
1.6
NNE
2.1
NNE
1.9
NNE
1.9
NNE
1.9
NNE
1.3
NE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
Period(s) (?)910101010103410944999101010101010109999944886677555345667787776677881011111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)2318181818186131817451717171899999998816271211261012263019666412531567583937226142033231228013816820280145286242163103
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
5
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
WSW
5
W
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
10
S
0
S
5
NNE
5
N
10
W
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
ESE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
5
NNE
5
W
5
E
5
ENE
5
WNW
5
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
NNE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NNE
15
NNE
5
NW
5
W
5
NNW
5
W
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoffoffglassglassonononcross-
on
cross-
off
glassoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crossononononcross-
on
glassglasscross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcrosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
glassoncross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:54AM
1.80
2:18PM
1.76
2:39AM
1.79
3:03PM
1.78
3:22AM
1.80
3:45PM
1.81
4:03AM
1.81
4:27PM
1.84
4:43AM
1.82
5:09PM
1.87
5:24AM
1.83
5:52PM
1.89
6:07AM
1.83
6:35PM
1.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:39PM
0.67
8:08AM
0.65
8:30PM
0.67
8:50AM
0.65
9:19PM
0.67
9:31AM
0.65
10:02PM
0.67
10:13AM
0.64
10:42PM
0.66
10:54AM
0.64
11:21PM
0.66
11:35AM
0.64
12:02AM
0.66
12:17PM
0.65
12:45AM
0.66
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunrise----7:03-------7:03-------7:05-------7:05-------7:07-------7:07-------7:09-------
Sunset------5:44-------5:42-------5:40-------5:39-------5:37-------5:37-------5:35-----
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Rain (mm)
-----------------------------------------------------114541-
Temp. °C1515121212151514141313131314151313131313151514131212121213151616151413131517171514141313151818161615151614111097766
Feels °C (?)1313911111312111211111110101313121211101213121199910121414151211111012131413111311111216161413121214854421-1-1

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