Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whale Watch Reef today (06 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Whale Watch Reef at 8AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 19s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (06 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Whale Watch Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 205mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon night, min 7°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Mon night, strong winds from the SSW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thu 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | E 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 147 | 82 | 150 | 150 | 141 | 136 | 173 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1441 | 1416 | 1391 | 1586 | 2355 | 1716 | 1412 | 1525 | 1509 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:05AM1.75m | 9:22PM1.82m | 9:50AM1.79m | 10:13PM1.84m | 10:38AM1.84m | 11:04PM1.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:52AM0.55m | 3:02PM0.56m | 3:38AM0.55m | 3:52PM0.58m | 4:28AM0.55m | 4:46PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | 5:07 |
mm | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 16 | S 16 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 147 | 82 | 150 | 150 | 141 | 136 | 173 | 614 | 627 | 127 | 124 | 1441 | 1416 | 1391 | 1586 | 2355 | 1716 | 1412 | 1525 | 1509 | 1697 | 1993 | 1647 | 1748 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | SSW 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 82 | 81 | 118 | 160 | 210 | 207 | 193 | 186 | 129 | — | — | 115 | 110 | 107 | 116 | 111 | 208 | 101 | 98 | 96 | 66 | 58 | 53 | 85 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | ESE 6 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | — | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | SSW 18 | — | — |
| kJ | 18 | 72 | 119 | 41 | 38 | 6 | 203 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 105 | — | 7 | 7 | 25 | 61 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 10 | S 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 7 | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 |
| kJ | 80 | 110 | 184 | 201 | 272 | 727 | 838 | 669 | 1243 | 2314 | 2485 | 921 | 836 | 623 | 481 | 320 | — | 166 | 181 | 187 | 199 | 254 | 425 | 822 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 132 | 19 | 149 | 145 | 0 | 132 | 131 | 131 | 131 | 132 | 142 | 142 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 175 | 175 |
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