Whale Watch Reef surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 18 Sep 2025 NZST
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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
11.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Whale Watch Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Whale Watch Reef at 5AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Afternoon (19 Sep)--
Evening (19 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)3s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
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!
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0
0
!
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
NNE
0.3
N
0.1
E
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
1.7
S
0.1
E
0.4
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
1.2
NNE
1.5
NNE
2.1
NNE
2.5
NNE
3
NNE
3
NNE
2.5
N
1.9
NNE
2.5
NNE
3.5
NNE
3
NNE
2.5
NNE
2.5
NNE
Period(s) (?)661010989103445667777778888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)67243302324307212636166683588070336967915201324845816
Wind
(km/h)
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
10
NNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
E
5
S
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
5
N
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcrossononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
glassglassglassglasscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:57AM
1.90
2:23PM
1.94
2:46AM
1.88
3:12PM
1.93
3:35AM
1.87
4:01PM
1.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:51PM
0.49
8:08AM
0.46
8:39PM
0.49
9:01AM
0.46
9:28PM
0.49
9:54AM
0.47
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Sunrise----6:20-------6:18-------6:16---
Sunset-------6:17-------6:19-------6:20
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
110421-------------------
Temp. °C977568877777101315131211111115171816
Feels °C (?)201-1034222437101210977612131714
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Kaikoura and Marlborough

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-off at Whale Watch Reef (fresh winds from the S at CapeCampbellAws 89 km from Whale Watch Reef). No surfable waves

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