Surf Forecast Surf Report

Whale Watch Reef surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 03 Apr 2025 NZDT
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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
16.7° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Whale Watch Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Whale Watch Reef at 6AM is: 1.6m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 03). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Apr)6ft (1.8m)6s
Afternoon (03 Apr)6ft (1.9m)6s
Evening (03 Apr)8ft (2.5m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
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
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
ENE
1.4
NE
1.5
NE
1.8
NE
1.9
NE
1.9
NE
1.9
NE
2.3
NE
3
NE
3
NE
2.5
NE
2.5
NE
2.5
NE
2.2
ENE
2.1
ENE
2
ENE
2
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.2
ENE
0.8
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
1.3
NE
1.1
NE
0.9
NNE
0.5
NE
0.4
NE
0.5
NE
0.4
ENE
0.4
NE
1
NNE
1.1
NNE
0.5
ENE
1.5
NNE
0.5
E
1.6
NNE
1.5
NNE
1
NE
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
Period(s) (?)555666667788899101010101010989998888888888888855544999661261156610101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)7210611518622826024337967387979688179473775074173155037825813016812211311199757251362021272828262523232374583584383020588279131611381385971494947
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
20
N
15
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NE
5
NNW
10
WNW
15
WSW
10
W
5
E
10
ENE
10
E
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
10
W
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SE
10
E
0
E
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NE
10
ENE
5
E
5
NNE
10
NNW
5
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
30
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
S
15
S
5
WSW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononglasscross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
glassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
crosscrossoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:12PM
2.22
9:44AM
2.06
10:09PM
2.20
10:42AM
2.02
11:04PM
2.13
11:36AM
1.99
11:59PM
2.06
12:28PM
1.95
12:54AM
1.98
1:18PM
1.90
1:47AM
1.92
2:10PM
1.86
2:38AM
1.88
3:01PM
1.83
3:27AM
1.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:30AM
0.41
3:50PM
0.40
4:30AM
0.45
4:48PM
0.45
5:29AM
0.49
5:46PM
0.48
6:25AM
0.51
6:40PM
0.51
7:17AM
0.53
7:31PM
0.53
8:07AM
0.55
8:22PM
0.55
8:54AM
0.56
9:15PM
0.56
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Sunrise----7:41-------7:43-------7:43-------7:45-------7:46-------7:48-------7:48-------
Sunset-------7:14-------7:12-------7:10-------7:08-------7:07-------7:06-------7:04----
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161516161718191817181818192021212018181717181716161615151617171516161515161818171716161614111011109891012131211111111
Feels °C (?)14121414161617141315171819212222191616161617151415161413151616151615141415171816151414149422210235789888
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