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

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 19 Apr 2024 NZST
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 14.3°C (Statistics for 19 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 13.5 °C max: 14.7 °C min: 12.2 °C)
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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 14.3°C (Statistics for 19 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 13.5 °C max: 14.7 °C min: 12.2 °C)


How big are the waves at Whale Watch Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Whale Watch Reef at 11AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 19). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (19 Apr)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (19 Apr)1ft (0.3m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Update imminent
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
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
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
ENE
0.5
NE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.7
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
0.9
NE
0.7
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.8
NNE
0.7
NE
0.9
NNE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.7
NE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NE
0.5
NE
0.6
NE
0.9
NE
1.4
NE
1.3
NE
1.2
NNE
0.8
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
1.5
NNE
2.1
NNE
2
NNE
1.9
NNE
2.1
N
1.9
NNE
1.2
NNE
2
NNE
Period(s) (?)969999910101010103445554991010101010101099944445677775553455566777777767
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)26181615151617232318181810211835191281799999181899881718299131644626629111014920808474445867200419340332414332113339
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
5
NW
0
WSW
5
NE
10
NE
5
NNW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
NW
10
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
5
N
5
N
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
S
10
S
5
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
10
SW
15
WSW
20
SSW
20
S
10
S
5
E
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
WNW
5
SW
5
SSE
5
E
5
NE
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
5
SSE
5
E
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NE
5
NE
5
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glassglassononglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glassononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
off
crossglassglassonglasscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:06AM
1.82
1:29PM
1.76
1:54AM
1.80
2:18PM
1.76
2:39AM
1.79
3:03PM
1.78
3:22AM
1.80
3:45PM
1.81
4:03AM
1.81
4:27PM
1.84
4:43AM
1.82
5:09PM
1.87
5:24AM
1.83
5:52PM
1.89
6:07AM
1.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:24AM
0.65
7:39PM
0.67
8:08AM
0.65
8:30PM
0.67
8:50AM
0.65
9:19PM
0.67
9:31AM
0.65
10:02PM
0.67
10:13AM
0.64
10:42PM
0.66
10:54AM
0.64
11:21PM
0.66
11:35AM
0.64
12:02AM
0.66
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Sunrise--7:01-------7:03-------7:03-------7:05-------7:05-------7:07-------7:07-------7:09-
Sunset----5:45-------5:44-------5:42-------5:40-------5:39-------5:37-------5:37-------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C131213151515151412111315161415141413141615141414131315131312111212131416161515141413141515151414141516191917171616161819
Feels °C (?)1091113131413121010101012111412121111131313121210101191011889111214141413111110121212121012111213161614141313131617

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