Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.13° S 174.63° E

Black Swamp 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Black Swamp sea temperature is
16.1°C
0.9° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Black Swamp at 11AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (12 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (12 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
NE
9
1
N
5
1.1
N
5
1.2
N
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
55
43
44
45
35
35
35
21
35
38
39
42
45
46
47
55
55
55
55
41
43
67
85
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
5
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
W
10
NW
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
W
10
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NNW
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
9:00AM2.18m
9:14PM2.16m
9:42AM2.18m
9:55PM2.11m
10:23AM2.16m
Low Tide
2:57AM0.14m
3:19PM0.25m
3:38AM0.15m
4:01PM0.28m
4:17AM0.19m
4:43PM0.33m
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clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:43
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6:39
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7:34
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Temp °C
15
15
17
19
20
19
16
16
15
15
17
20
20
18
15
15
15
14
17
20
20
20
17
Feels °C
15
15
16
18
19
19
16
15
14
14
16
19
18
16
14
15
15
14
15
17
18
19
15
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