Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whale Watch Reef today (30 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 3s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whale Watch Reef at 2AM is: 0.2m 4s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 29). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 3s |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Whale Watch Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NE by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | E 12 | SSW 14 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 16 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | S 11 |
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 kJ | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on |
High Tide | 8:09PM2.02m | 8:36AM2.19m | 9:09PM2.02m | 9:31AM2.17m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:57PM0.43m | 2:16AM0.40m | 2:56PM0.42m | 3:13AM0.39m | 3:54PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 4 | -3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 13 | SSE 13 | — | SE 11 | SE 13 | SSW 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 225 | 94 | 53 | 443 | 431 | 500 | 547 | 619 | 497 | 34 | 16 | — | 20 | 26 | 2142 | 2017 | 1832 | 1465 | 1256 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 5 | SSE 11 | S 5 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 16 | NE 16 | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 14 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 10 | 288 | 381 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 324 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 22 | 4 | 20 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | E 12 | W 4 | E 12 | E 16 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | — | W 3 | WSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | NNE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | SSW 15 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 82 | — | 5 | 61 | 47 | — | 10 | 9 | 7 | 1500 | 1100 | 2664 | 3030 | 2434 | 2715 | 2388 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 61 | 11 | 19 | 116 | 545 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 35 | 145 | 35 | 25 | 25 |
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