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Whale Watch Reef Surf Forecast
/ Kaikoura and Marlborough (12 surf breaks) /
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Whale Watch Reef surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 26 Mar 2026 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
15.7° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Whale Watch Reef today?
The current surf forecast for Whale Watch Reef at 10PM is: 4.0m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 26). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Mar) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Mar) | 8ft (2.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (26 Mar) | 11ft (3.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Whale Watch Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Thursday 26 | Friday 27 | Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 989 | 1524 | 2097 | 2634 | 3197 | 3197 | 3258 | 2977 | 2715 | 2239 | 2310 | 1356 | 978 | 768 | 528 | 440 | 249 | 160 | 111 | 96 | 73 | 52 | 40 | 29 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | off | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:13AM 2.06 | 12:42PM 1.95 | 1:09AM 2.01 | 1:35PM 1.93 | 2:03AM 1.98 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:59PM 0.44 | 6:38AM 0.47 | 6:54PM 0.43 | 7:32AM 0.46 | 7:46PM 0.43 | 8:22AM 0.45 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 26 | Friday 27 | Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:35 | - |
| Sunset | - | 7:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 |
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