Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blacks Reef today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Blacks Reef at 5AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Blacks Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
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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) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 548 | 665 | 845 | 765 | 762 | 913 | 766 | 493 | 481 | 445 | 375 | 334 | 334 | 281 | 230 | 206 | 200 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:08AM1.35m | 3:33PM1.46m | 3:58AM1.39m | 4:21PM1.50m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:01PM0.38m | 9:20AM0.39m | 9:48PM0.34m | 10:11AM0.34m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SSW 14 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 302 | 622 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 630 | 511 | 493 | 481 | 445 | 375 | 334 | 334 | 281 | 230 | 190 | 78 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 17 | E 16 | SE 9 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 12 | 27 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 43 | 53 | 104 | 145 | 190 | 174 | 215 | 206 | 192 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 17 | SE 10 | SE 16 | SE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 6 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 10 | 16 | 35 | 44 | 82 | 72 | 94 | 94 | 200 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 548 | 665 | 845 | 765 | 762 | 913 | 766 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 73 | 44 | 89 | 75 | 93 | 93 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
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