Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whale Watch Reef today (01 Sep):
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whale Watch Reef at 8PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 01). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | - | - |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Whale Watch Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 13 | S 13 | NNE 4 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 10 | N 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 40 | 26 | 48 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 58 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:21AM1.92m | 7:42PM1.93m | 8:12AM1.96m | 8:38PM1.92m | 9:04AM1.99m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:26PM0.48m | 1:55AM0.49m | 2:18PM0.51m | 2:46AM0.50m | 3:16PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 3718 | 4607 | 4244 | 3606 | 2989 | 2446 | 2305 | 2029 | 2216 | 2417 | 2042 | 1642 | 1318 | 927 | 668 | 547 | 389 | 305 | 235 | 231 | 181 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 12 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 5 | 229 | 398 | 802 | 783 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 26 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 58 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 11 | — | — | — | SE 12 | NE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | WNW 4 | NNE 6 | WNW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4714 | 6449 | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | 13 | 48 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 61 | 87 | 87 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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