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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 11 pm Tuesday 08 Jul 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Whale Watch Reef today?
The current surf forecast for Whale Watch Reef at 3AM is: 1.9m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (09 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (09 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Whale Watch Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 09 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
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| Energy (?) | 94 | 204 | 288 | 292 | 417 | 427 | 399 | 525 | 669 | 738 | 991 | 1213 | 1295 | 1204 | 1010 | 1030 | 1054 | 949 | 851 | 870 | 946 | 1775 | 933 | 1852 | 3302 | 4236 | 2971 | 2844 | 2440 | 1973 | 1743 | 1470 | 1201 | 1107 | 832 | 884 | 922 | 643 | 899 | 649 | 661 | 741 | 828 | 25 | 17 | 816 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 48 | 103 | 353 | 196 | 102 | 58 | 8 | 9 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | glass | glass | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- on | cross | cross | glass | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- on | on | cross- on | glass | cross | cross | cross | glass | glass | cross- off | cross | cross- off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:16AM 1.80 | 3:40PM 1.92 | 4:00AM 1.81 | 4:23PM 1.93 | 4:43AM 1.82 | 5:06PM 1.94 | 5:27AM 1.82 | 5:49PM 1.95 | 6:12AM 1.82 | 6:32PM 1.96 | 7:00AM 1.82 | 7:18PM 1.96 | 7:49AM 1.84 | 8:08PM 1.95 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:13PM 0.74 | 9:17AM 0.68 | 9:56PM 0.70 | 10:05AM 0.64 | 10:40PM 0.65 | 10:52AM 0.58 | 11:25PM 0.60 | 11:37AM 0.52 | 12:11AM 0.54 | 12:21PM 0.47 | 12:56AM 0.49 | 1:05PM 0.42 | 1:41AM 0.45 | 1:51PM 0.40 | 2:28AM 0.44 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 09 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:10 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
| Feels °C (?) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
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