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Whale Watch Reef surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 29 Nov 2024 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast 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
14.7° C
(Which is 1.5°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 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) & DateWave HeightWave Period
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)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
NE
0.2
ENE
0.3
NE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.4
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.2
ENE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.2
ENE
0.2
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.3
NE
2.5
S
0.4
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.7
NE
0.6
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.3
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NNE
0.4
NE
0.4
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.5
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.5
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
Period(s) (?)66666666101010101010103341010109555991456665775788865553555865534999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)164543334101010101044488944944481301022342714212213957504120117641561137181196513138888
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
15
S
5
SSE
5
E
10
E
10
E
5
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
10
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
5
NNE
5
W
5
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SE
0
ESE
0
ESE
5
NE
5
NE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
N
5
N
5
NE
5
NE
10
NNE
5
N
5
W
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5
WNW
10
NNW
15
W
15
W
10
S
10
SSE
5
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
5
NNW
5
E
5
NE
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
glassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglassglassglassglassglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
glassonglassoncross-
on
glasscross-
off
crosscrossonononglasscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasson
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------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C121111121413111111111213141312121314171717161414141416181818181817182223242523222122242524232322211615151615151515172021
Feels °C (?)98910111191010101111119991214161616161415141416181818181817172122222422212021232424232220191514141413121213161920
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