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Whale Watch Reef surf Forecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 28 Mar 2024 NZDT
Forecast update in  hr  min  s Update imminent
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 15.5°C (Statistics for 28 Mar 1981-2005 - mean: 14.6 °C max: 16.1 °C min: 13.2 °C)
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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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 15.5°C (Statistics for 28 Mar 1981-2005 - mean: 14.6 °C max: 16.1 °C min: 13.2 °C)


How big are the waves at Whale Watch Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Whale Watch Reef at 1AM is: 0.2m 5s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 28). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Afternoon (29 Mar)--
Evening (29 Mar)--

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Update imminent
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Fri
05
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
E
0.2
E
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
4
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
S
4
S
3.5
S
3
S
2.5
S
1.8
S
1.9
S
1.6
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
0.7
S
0.7
E
1.2
E
1.4
E
0.9
SSW
1
S
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
S
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.4
ENE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ENE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.9
NNE
0.7
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
Period(s) (?)57751313101011121211111111111111111111111110101515151416161514141410999998121010959121212111111111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)6119313130000000000000000114000000000000304340403926346772698544857310595121196152152152155118121118
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
20
S
15
S
10
SSW
5
SW
10
WSW
20
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SSW
0
SSE
5
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
0
SW
5
S
5
ESE
5
E
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
5
N
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNE
5
SE
5
E
5
WNW
5
NW
10
WSW
5
NW
10
N
5
NW
10
NNE
10
NNE
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononglassglassglassglasscross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassglassglasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
glassononoffcross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:05PM
1.84
8:18AM
1.80
8:47PM
1.85
9:07AM
1.79
9:30PM
1.86
9:57AM
1.77
10:15PM
1.87
10:47AM
1.77
11:05PM
1.87
11:37AM
1.78
11:58PM
1.89
12:28PM
1.81
12:53AM
1.92
1:21PM
1.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:46PM
0.62
2:08AM
0.65
2:26PM
0.65
2:52AM
0.67
3:10PM
0.67
3:41AM
0.68
3:58PM
0.68
4:33AM
0.67
4:51PM
0.66
5:28AM
0.64
5:45PM
0.61
6:23AM
0.57
6:38PM
0.53
7:16AM
0.48
7:31PM
0.45
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Fri
05
Sunrise------7:37-------7:39-------7:39-------7:41-------7:41-------7:43-------7:43-----
Sunset-7:22-------7:21-------7:19-------7:16-------7:15-------7:14-------7:12-------7:10--
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Rain (mm)
-221-11---------1-------------------------------------------
Temp. °C14119999111213121110101111121113121211111214141211111111121414121212121212141413141414141719191818171818202020171614
Feels °C (?)97677653446567899101010999111210991010101212101111121211131110131313131618181817151616191718151412

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