Whale Watch Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.40° S 173.68° E

Issued: 5 am 24 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whale Watch Reef sea temperature is
11.9° C

Slightly warmer than usual

Whale Watch Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Whale Watch Reef based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Whale Watch Reef right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Whale Watch Reef

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Blenheim

98 km N50 m above sea level

44 minutes ago
dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 266°)
5
8 °C-
-
-
-
0

Baring Head

148 km NE150 m above sea level

54 minutes ago
-
0
calm
(0 km/h at 315°)
5
10.5 °C-
-
-
-
0

Christchurch International Airport

150 km SSW210 m above sea level

1 hour ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
0
calm
(2 km/h at 290°)
3 °C9.0
9.0
no cloud

Taylor's Mistake

152 km S220 m above sea level

54 minutes ago
-
0
calm
(0 km/h at 346°)
0
8.8 °C-
-
-
-
0

Miramar wx

152 km NE51 m above sea level

42 minutes ago
dry
5
calm
(5 km/h at 347°)
10
10 °C-
-
-
-
0

Wellington International Airport

152 km NE201 m above sea level

1 hour ago
clearLight rain
10
light winds from the N
(11 km/h at 10°)
12 °C10.0
10.0
few
few
overcast

Christchurch

154 km S12 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
5
calm
(3 km/h at 206°)
15
4 °C-
-
-
-
0

Te Awaparahi wx

155 km S243 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 135°)
0
7 °C-
-
-
-
0

Oxford wx

157 km SSW287 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
5
calm
(3 km/h at 269°)
10
4 °C-
-
-
-
0

Wellington

157 km NE116 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 214°)
0
9 °C-
-
-
-
0

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Whale Watch Reef and within an acceptable time window.

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