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.

Weather Station	Weather	Wind	Gusts	Temp.	Visibility	Visibility / Cloud
KaikouraAws 3 km SSE108 m above sea level 1 hour ago	Clear skies	fresh winds from the W (31 km/h at 280°)		5.3 °C	20 km	20 km - no observation -
Glenveigh 12 km W264 m above sea level 1 hour ago	Recent light rain	light winds from the W (17 km/h at 270°)		3 °C	-	- - - -
Upper Clarence 30 km WNW488 m above sea level 1 hour ago	Recent light rain	light winds from the W (15 km/h at 270°)		3 °C	-	- - - -
Hundalee 32 km SSW47 m above sea level 1 hour ago	Dry	light winds from the W (9 km/h at 270°)		4 °C	-	- - - -
Pudding Hill 55 km W1252 m above sea level 1 hour ago	Dry	fresh winds from the SW (30 km/h at 225°)		4 °C	-	- - - -
Mid Awatere Valley 57 km N478 m above sea level 1 hour ago	Dry	moderate winds from the SW (28 km/h at 225°)		4 °C	-	- - - -
Waiau Weather 60 km SW135 m above sea level 40 minutes ago	Dry	calm (0 km/h at 90°)		3.9 °C	-	- - - -
Port Robinson 61 km S78 m above sea level 42 minutes ago	Dry	wind obs. (6 kph from 315 degs) was rejected (- km/h at -°)		5.0 °C	-	- - - -
Ward 70 km NNE218 m above sea level 1 hour ago	Dry	moderate winds from the SW (24 km/h at 225°)		5 °C	-	- - - -
Hanmer Springs 73 km WSW361 m above sea level 42 minutes ago	Recent light snow	calm (0 km/h at 0°)		1.7 °C	-	- - - -

* 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.