Black Swamp Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.13° S 174.63° E

Black Swamp 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Black Swamp sea temperature is
15.7° C
0.4° 

Black Swamp surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Black Swamp today (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Black Swamp at 8PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (12 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (12 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

Table - waves today at Black Swamp. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
10
0.7
N
4
0.8
N
4
0.8
N
4
0.9
N
4
1
N
5
1.1
N
5
1.1
N
5
1
N
5
1.3
NNW
5
0.7
N
5
0.6
N
5
0.4
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.4
NNE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
83
83
83
81
42
42
26
26
15
21
14
21
21
28
42
53
56
51
91
25
19
9
12
8
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
15
NNW
20
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:00PM2.13m
5:17AM2.10m
5:59PM2.23m
6:17AM2.15m
6:56PM2.32m
Low Tide
10:44AM0.20m
11:20PM0.37m
11:44AM0.13m
00:22AM0.29m
12:43PM0.06m
1:22AM0.21m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:30
7:30
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:23
5:24
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
14
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
16
17
15
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
9
11
11
11
10
10
10
11
10
11
11
10
11
10
10
11
11
13
15
14
13
13
12
13
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