Black Swamp Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(Northland, New Zealand)
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Black Swamp Spot ID
Type: beach
Reliability: consistent
Best: Swell NE | Wind SW
Sea Temperature Today is: 21.7 °C
| Thursday 21 | ||||
| 4AM | 7AM | 10AM | 1PM | |
| Wave (m) |
 E |
 ENE |
 E |
E |
| Period (s) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Wind (km/h) |  |
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| Wind State | cross | cross | cross- on |
cross- on |
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Black Swamp in Northland is an exposed beach break that usually has waves Ideal winds are from the southwest and there is no shelter here from cross shore breezes. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the northeast. The beach break provides left and right handers. The quality of the surf isn't affected by the tide. Even when there are waves, it's not likley to be crowded. Sharks have been reported here.
Forecast Wave Energy (Power): 12hrs
Tide Times:
At Black Swamp (0 km).
| NEXT | IS AT (local time) | remaining |
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Black Swamp Tide Times and Tide Chart
Live Weather:
At Bream Bay Buoy, 28 km from Black Swamp.
moderate winds from the ESE km/h |  | Air temperature 19.9 °C |
Current weather near Black Swamp
Buoy Data:
At Bream Bay Buoy, 17 miles from Black Swamp.
| 2AM | 3AM | 4AM | 5AM | |
| Data Age | 4 hr | 3 hr | 2 hr | 1 hr |
| Wave height (m) |
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| Average period (s) | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6 | 5.6 |
Overall Black Swamp Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in March
This picture describes the variation of swells directed at Black Swamp over a normal Ma... (show all text)
The figure shows how frequently and how strongly the wind blows from different directio... (show all text)
The two graphs above are also combined in the single Black Swamp surf consistency graph.
Also see Black Swamp surf quality by season and Black Swamp surf quality by month.
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Use this relief map to navigate to Northland surf spots and tide stations that are in the area of Black Swamp
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Black Swamp:
(click location name for more details)- Closest break3 mi
- Second closest break3 mi
- Third closest break7 mi
- Fourth closest break7 mi
- Fifth closest break9 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Black Swamp:
- Closest wave buoy17 mi
- Second closest wave buoy154 mi
- Third closest wave buoy328 mi
- Fourth closest wave buoy352 mi
- Fifth closest wave buoy362 mi
Tide stations nearest to Black Swamp:
- Closest tide station20 mi
- Second closest tide station21 mi
- Third closest tide station21 mi
- Fourth closest tide station22 mi
- Fifth closest tide station24 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Black Swamp:
- Closest city location32 mi
- Second closest city location47 mi
- Third closest city location50 mi
- Fourth closest city location55 mi
- Fifth closest city location61 mi
Airports
- The closest passenger airport to Black Swamp is Whangarei Airport (WRE) in New Zealand, 46 km (29 miles) away (directly).
- The second nearest airport to Black Swamp is Auckland International Airport (AKL), also in New Zealand, 99 km (61 miles) away.
- Third is Kerikeri Airport (KKE) in New Zealand, 116 km (72 miles) away.
- Kaitaia Airport (KAT) in New Zealand is 169 km (105 miles) away.
- Hamilton Airport (HLZ), also in New Zealand is the fifth nearest airport to Black Swamp and is 203 km (126 miles) away.
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Black Swamp, Northland. Use the tab navigation above to view Black Swamp sea temperature, Black Swamp photographs, Black Swamp detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Black Swamp webcams, current wind from Northland live weather stations and Black Swamp tide predictions. The New Zealand swell maps link will open up the big picture showing New Zealand and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from New Zealand wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Black Swamp.
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