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Whale Watch Reef Surf Forecast
/ Kaikoura and Marlborough (12 surf breaks) /
Whale Watch Reef surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 23 Jan 2025 NZDT
How big are the waves at Whale Watch Reef today?
The current surf forecast for Whale Watch Reef at 4PM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 23). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jan) | 7ft (2.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (23 Jan) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (23 Jan) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Whale Watch Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
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| Energy (?) | 326 | 316 | 574 | 188 | 260 | 254 | 206 | 202 | 154 | 147 | 140 | 111 | 171 | 270 | 70 | 138 | 118 | 102 | 337 | 299 | 223 | 156 | 44 | 134 | 70 | 70 | 73 | 73 | 68 | 52 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 45 | 48 | 33 | 23 | 48 | 34 | 58 | 82 | 129 | 260 | 424 | 547 | 318 | 242 | 111 | 108 | 215 | 157 | 81 | 44 | 43 | 41 | 37 | 37 | 41 | 53 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | cross- on | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross | on | on | on | on | cross | glass | on | glass | off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | glass | on | glass | glass | cross | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:41PM 1.76 | 1:06AM 1.84 | 1:27PM 1.77 | 1:55AM 1.86 | 2:17PM 1.78 | 2:44AM 1.89 | 3:07PM 1.79 | 3:33AM 1.92 | 3:56PM 1.82 | 4:20AM 1.96 | 4:43PM 1.86 | 5:06AM 2.00 | 5:28PM 1.89 | 5:52AM 2.04 | 6:15PM 1.92 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:52PM 0.70 | 7:25AM 0.78 | 7:37PM 0.71 | 8:17AM 0.76 | 8:22PM 0.69 | 9:05AM 0.72 | 9:10PM 0.65 | 9:51AM 0.67 | 10:00PM 0.59 | 10:36AM 0.60 | 10:50PM 0.52 | 11:24AM 0.52 | 11:40PM 0.44 | 12:13PM 0.44 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 8:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:51 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 14 | 2 | - | 4 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
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