Surf Forecasts:
Bell Block Reef surf forecast from 22 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 26 Jul, 3AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period, W swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 25 Jul, 3PM (local time) - 21ft (6.5m), 14s period, W swell with 16,723 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 26 Jul, 3AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with W swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Bell Block Reef this week:
The surf forecast for Bell Block Reef over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 26) at 3AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 3.5m and 15s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Bell Block Reef in the next 16 days are 6.5m 14s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 25) at 3PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 3AM (Sun 26th Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) 15s |
| Best Surf | 3AM (Sun 26th Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) 15s |
| Most Powerful | 3PM (Sat 25th Jul) | 21ft (6.5m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Bell Block Reef over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu night, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat morning, light winds from the SSE by Sat night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | W 10 | W 14 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 662 | 793 | 670 | 307 | 1217 | 941 | 5061 | 16723 | 7394 | 3427 | 2070 | 1922 | 1634 | 1344 | 847 | 497 | 314 | 313 | 256 | 260 | 606 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross | cross | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | on | off |
High Tide | 4:49PM2.37m | 5:12AM2.31m | 5:57PM2.36m | 6:20AM2.31m | 7:00PM2.43m | 7:20AM2.38m | 7:54PM2.54m | 8:11AM2.49m | 8:39PM2.68m | 8:55AM2.62m | 9:19PM2.82m | 9:35AM2.73m | 9:57PM2.94m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:33AM0.82m | 11:07PM0.98m | 11:35AM0.88m | 00:13AM0.99m | 12:37PM0.87m | 1:14AM0.93m | 1:33PM0.79m | 2:06AM0.82m | 2:21PM0.67m | 2:51AM0.68m | 3:04PM0.53m | 3:31AM0.54m | 3:42PM0.41m | ||||||||
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 | 7:33 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — |
 | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | 5:30 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 10 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | — | — | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 662 | 793 | 670 | 307 | 353 | 183 | — | — | 7394 | 3427 | 2070 | 1922 | 1634 | 1344 | 847 | 497 | 314 | 313 | 256 | 260 | 606 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | — | — | — | W 20 | WSW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | W 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 19 |
| kJ | 25 | — | — | — | 8 | 232 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 5 | 42 | 120 | 123 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 22 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 6 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | W 10 | W 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 210 | 1217 | 941 | 5061 | 16723 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 59 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 248 | 89 | 316 | 109 | 109 | 242 | 238 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 205 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
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