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Whale Watch Reef ratings
Quality on a good day: 2.0
Consistency of Surf: 2.0
Difficulty Level: 3.0
Crowds: 4.0

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Overall: 3.2

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

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 11 May 2021 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 14.2 °C (Statistics for 11 May 1981-2005 - mean: 12.6 max: 13.9 min: 10.9 °C)
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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 14.2 °C (Statistics for 11 May 1981-2005 - mean: 12.6 max: 13.9 min: 10.9 °C)

Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Kaikoura and Marlborough

  1. weather stationWind Update Offshore wind has become cross-off at Whale Watch Reef (moderate winds from the S at Kaikoura 2 km from Whale Watch Reef).

    55 minutes ago Whale Watch Reef
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Actual: 55 min ago

Moderate
22 km/h
S
Cross-Off
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How big are the waves at Whale Watch Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Whale Watch Reef at 10PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 11). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)--
Afternoon (11 May)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (11 May)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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

Hourly12 daysKaikoura and Marlborough Surf
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
Period(s) (?)
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)
Wind
(km/h)
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Summary
Rain (mm)
Temp. °C
Chill °C (?)
Sunrise
Sunset
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wed
19
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2.5
NNE
2.3
NNE
1.3
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
N
0.1
NE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.3
NE
0.2
ENE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
0.7
NE
0.8
NE
1.3
ENE
1.4
NE
1.3
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.8
ENE
2.2
NE
2.2
NE
1.7
NE
1.7
NNE
2
NNE
2.4
NNE
2.4
NNE
1.3
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.4
NE
0.6
NE
1.1
NE
1.3
NNE
1.9
NNE
1.9
NE
2.2
NE
3
NNE
1.2
NNE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.2
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.8
NNE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
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5
NNW
5
NW
25
SW
30
SSW
25
SW
35
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
N
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
10
NW
10
NW
5
N
10
NNW
5
NW
35
W
30
SSW
15
SSW
5
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
W
5
NE
5
NE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
20
SSW
25
SW
30
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
W
10
W
20
SSW
5
SSE
5
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
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off		cross-
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on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononononcrosscross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
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off		offcross-
off		cross-
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on		cross-
on		cross-
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4:39PM
1.88
5:00AM
1.81
5:22PM
1.89
5:42AM
1.80
6:04PM
1.90
6:24AM
1.79
6:43PM
1.89
7:07AM
1.77
7:23PM
1.87
7:52AM
1.75
8:04PM
1.86
8:39AM
1.74
8:48PM
1.84
9:25AM
1.73
9:35PM
1.82
10:57PM
0.66
11:09AM
0.64
11:37PM
0.68
11:49AM
0.66
12:15AM
0.69
12:28PM
0.67
12:55AM
0.69
1:08PM
0.68
1:37AM
0.69
1:50PM
0.68
2:22AM
0.67
2:36PM
0.67
3:09AM
0.65
3:24PM
0.65

Note: the tide data above is for Kaikoura, New Zealand which is 2 km away. Surf properties and timing are calculated for Whale Watch Reef.New forecast is published every 6 hours at www.surf-forecast.com. See detailed tide info and graph
Offshore winds at Whale Watch Reef blow from the SW

Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wed
19
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