Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blacks Reef today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Blacks Reef at 11AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.7m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Blacks Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon night, near gales from the SSW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SSW 18 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 483 | 1110 | 341 | 300 | 738 | 2276 | 3322 | 3561 | 3584 | 3279 | 2932 | 2457 | 2134 | 1850 | 1705 | 1455 | 1399 | 659 | 1298 | 2656 | 3676 | 5676 | 8291 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 8:11AM1.75m | 8:31PM1.81m | 9:00AM1.76m | 9:21PM1.76m | 9:46AM1.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:02AM0.11m | 2:17PM0.13m | 2:51AM0.16m | 3:09PM0.20m | 3:39AM0.22m | 4:01PM0.28m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 0 | -3 | -3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 9 | E 10 | SSE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | SE 16 |
| kJ | 483 | 376 | 341 | 300 | 275 | 281 | 347 | 482 | 262 | 240 | 61 | 119 | 104 | 74 | 94 | 982 | 65 | 659 | 288 | — | — | — | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | ENE 8 | S 18 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | SSW 20 | SE 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 10 | — | — | SSW 14 | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 178 | 222 | 222 | 86 | 51 | 58 | 78 | 9 | 448 | 394 | 380 | 333 | 200 | — | — | 276 | — | 48 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | NE 8 | — | SE 15 | — | SE 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 333 | 307 | 276 | 69 | — | 9 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 89 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 18 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 |
| kJ | 10 | 1110 | 67 | 180 | 738 | 2276 | 3322 | 3561 | 3584 | 3279 | 2932 | 2457 | 2134 | 1850 | 1705 | 1455 | 1399 | 544 | 1298 | 2656 | 3676 | 5676 | 8291 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 89 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 157 | 157 | 162 | 157 | 91 | 162 | 162 | 91 | 79 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 157 | 91 | 169 | 169 | 169 |
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