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Whale Watch Reef Surf Forecast
/ Kaikoura and Marlborough (12 surf breaks) /
Whale Watch Reef surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 12 Jun 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Whale Watch Reef today?
The current surf forecast for Whale Watch Reef at 10AM is: 1ft 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 12). An open ocean swell of 4ft 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1ft 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (12 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Whale Watch Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wednesday 18 | Thursday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
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| Energy (?) | 59 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 55 | 85 | 114 | 145 | 40 | 149 | 467 | 178 | 288 | 269 | 303 |
Wind (mph) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | glass | glass | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | glass |
High Tide / height (ft) | 5:13AM 5.91 | 5:35PM 6.27 | 5:56AM 5.87 | 6:17PM 6.27 | 6:41AM 5.81 | 6:59PM 6.23 | 7:29AM 5.77 | 7:43PM 6.17 | 8:16AM 5.77 | 8:30PM 6.14 | 9:03AM 5.84 | 9:22PM 6.14 | 9:51AM 5.94 | 10:15PM 6.17 | 10:40AM 6.07 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (ft) | 11:19AM 2.17 | 11:52PM 2.23 | 12:03PM 2.07 | 12:37AM 2.1 | 12:46PM 1.94 | 1:22AM 1.94 | 1:30PM 1.8 | 2:07AM 1.8 | 2:15PM 1.71 | 2:53AM 1.71 | 3:04PM 1.61 | 3:41AM 1.64 | 3:54PM 1.57 | 4:33AM 1.57 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wednesday 18 | Thursday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:54 | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 4:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (in) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °F | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 52 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 52 | 50 | 50 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 48 | 48 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 50 | 50 | 48 | 48 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 48 | 48 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 50 | 50 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 52 | 55 |
| Feels °F (?) | 48 | 48 | 48 | 46 | 48 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 43 | 41 | 39 | 41 | 41 | 39 | 39 | 41 | 45 | 45 | 43 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 39 | 41 | 45 | 46 | 45 | 43 | 41 | 41 | 37 | 37 | 41 | 41 | 43 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 45 | 45 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 48 | 46 | 48 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 52 |
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