Whale Watch Reef surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 19 Jul 2025 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
10.9° C
(Which is 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 2PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 19). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 17s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Afternoon (19 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (19 Jul)--

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

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Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
0.1
NE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
Period(s) (?)4887101171111111010101010101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)566500200000000000000000
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
S
5
S
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
W
5
NNW
5
N
5
E
5
SSE
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassglassoffoffoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:19AM
1.97
11:49PM
1.94
12:16PM
2.02
12:45AM
1.95
1:14PM
2.06
1:42AM
1.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:35PM
0.52
6:05AM
0.44
6:38PM
0.52
6:58AM
0.43
7:38PM
0.49
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Sunrise7:48-------7:47-------7:46-------
Sunset--5:15-------5:15-------5:16-----
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C911109987779988888810988777
Feels °C (?)454454344675555558754333
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Kaikoura and Marlborough

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-off at Whale Watch Reef (fresh winds from the SSW at KaikouraAws 3 km from Whale Watch Reef). 0.3m 4s local chop from the NE

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Actual: 57 min ago

31 km/h
SSW
Cross-Off
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