Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blacks Reef today (07 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Blacks Reef at 11PM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (07 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Blacks Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Fri 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 602 | 577 | 727 | 855 | 880 | 772 | 717 | 663 | 663 | 627 | 551 | 551 | 725 | 1225 | 3245 | 4238 | 3594 | 2900 | 3200 | 3546 | 4570 | 4719 | 4159 | 3454 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:16PM1.60m | 11:34AM1.57m | 00:04AM1.63m | 12:26PM1.63m | 00:54AM1.67m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:01PM0.35m | 5:32AM0.31m | 5:49PM0.35m | 6:18AM0.31m | 6:42PM0.36m | 7:07AM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — |
 | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 10 | ESE 10 | S 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 22 | E 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | S 17 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 602 | 577 | 727 | 855 | 880 | 772 | 717 | 663 | 663 | 627 | 551 | 551 | 489 | 416 | 2626 | 363 | 356 | 36 | 500 | 245 | 124 | 73 | 153 | 101 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 8 | ESE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SSW 17 | E 10 | SSW 22 | — | SSW 19 | — | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 78 | 77 | 75 | 74 | 63 | 41 | 52 | 46 | 45 | 57 | 53 | 173 | 490 | 29 | 22 | 108 | 449 | 45 | — | 122 | — | 140 | 176 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 18 | SSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 86 | 85 | 84 | 81 | 74 | 71 | 104 | 97 | 60 | 135 | 31 | 64 | 25 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | — | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 60 | 169 | — | 725 | 1225 | 3245 | 4238 | 3594 | 2900 | 3200 | 3546 | 4570 | 4719 | 4159 | 3454 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 41 | 3 | 99 | 89 | 157 | 157 | 157 | 168 | 162 | 162 | 157 | 162 |
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