Black Swamp Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.13° S 174.63° E

Black Swamp 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Black Swamp sea temperature is
14.3°C
0.3° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Black Swamp at 1AM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Afternoon (28 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)5s
Evening (28 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
3
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.6
N
3
0.9
NNE
4
1
N
5
1
NNE
5
1.2
NNE
5
1.4
NNE
5
1.2
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
1.4
NNE
7
1.4
NNE
7
1.6
NNE
7
2
NNE
8
2.5
NNE
8
2.3
NNE
8
1.8
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
8
7
29
43
47
64
102
94
121
134
180
197
292
438
886
722
446
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
5
S
20
S
20
SSW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:48PM2.01m
7:02AM1.92m
7:28PM2.09m
7:45AM1.99m
8:07PM2.15m
Low Tide
1:12AM0.43m
1:22PM0.32m
1:53AM0.35m
2:04PM0.27m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:57
5:58
5:59
 mm
1
2
1
5
3
3
5
Temp °C
15
14
14
13
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
15
15
15
14
12
Feels °C
12
12
13
10
10
10
10
11
11
12
12
12
13
13
13
15
16
12
8
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