Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whale Watch Reef today (11 Aug):
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whale Watch Reef at 10PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 11). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | - | - |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Whale Watch Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 3 | 12 | 40 | 71 | 92 | 236 | 437 | 561 | 501 | 378 | 423 | 331 | 330 | 266 | 164 | 66 | 198 | 131 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:56PM2.15m | 3:26AM2.04m | 3:51PM2.16m | 4:18AM2.05m | 4:45PM2.15m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:16PM0.32m | 9:38AM0.27m | 10:10PM0.29m | 10:34AM0.23m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | ENE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 264 | 230 | 204 | 152 | 123 | 113 | 69 | 52 | 50 | 31 | 29 | 299 | 236 | 215 | 75 | 51 | 47 | 77 | 56 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | S 16 | ESE 13 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 63 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 17 | 35 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 21 | 50 | 64 | 61 | 82 | 59 | 49 | 45 | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 16 | E 14 | S 15 | S 15 | SE 14 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 14 | ENE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 13 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 22 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 27 | 16 | 43 | 36 | 18 | 38 | 41 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 12 | 40 | 71 | 92 | 236 | 437 | 561 | 501 | 378 | 423 | 331 | 330 | 266 | 164 | 66 | 198 | 131 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 25 | 157 | 149 | 25 | 25 | 15 | 88 | 116 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
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