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Whale Watch Reef surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand
How big are the waves at Whale Watch Reef today?
The current surf forecast for Whale Watch Reef at 8AM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 29). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
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Morning (29 Nov) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
Afternoon (29 Nov) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
Evening (29 Nov) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Whale Watch Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sunday 01 | Monday 02 | Tuesday 03 | Wednesday 04 | Thursday 05 | Friday 06 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Period(s) (?) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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Energy (?) | 16 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 22 | 34 | 27 | 14 | 21 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 57 | 50 | 41 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 37 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | cross- on | glass | on | glass | on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross | cross | on | on | on | glass | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | glass | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:01AM 1.86 | 4:19PM 1.79 | 4:43AM 1.89 | 5:02PM 1.81 | 5:26AM 1.92 | 5:45PM 1.82 | 6:09AM 1.93 | 6:28PM 1.82 | 6:52AM 1.94 | 7:14PM 1.81 | 7:36AM 1.94 | 8:02PM 1.80 | 8:20AM 1.93 | 8:51PM 1.79 | 9:07AM 1.92 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:20AM 0.74 | 10:22PM 0.69 | 11:02AM 0.73 | 11:06PM 0.68 | 11:42AM 0.71 | 11:51PM 0.67 | 12:24PM 0.69 | 12:36AM 0.65 | 1:08PM 0.66 | 1:20AM 0.61 | 1:55PM 0.62 | 2:05AM 0.58 | 2:43PM 0.57 | 2:52AM 0.53 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sunday 01 | Monday 02 | Tuesday 03 | Wednesday 04 | Thursday 05 | Friday 06 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunrise | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - |
Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 8:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Temp. °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 21 |
Feels °C (?) | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 20 |
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