Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blacks Reef today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Blacks Reef at 10AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 16ft (5.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Blacks Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue night, light winds from the WNW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1052 | 3241 | 3972 | 2081 | 4694 | 6015 | 6270 | 6730 | 7977 | 8557 | 7149 | 5755 | 4829 | 4077 | 3462 | 2846 | 2976 | 2582 | 2032 | 1465 | 776 | 705 | 596 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:39AM1.59m | 10:04PM1.65m | 10:22AM1.63m | 10:51PM1.66m | 11:10AM1.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:34AM0.27m | 3:49PM0.29m | 4:19AM0.27m | 4:38PM0.30m | 5:05AM0.28m | 5:29PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 5 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -5 | -3 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 16 | SE 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 1052 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | 41 | 2460 | 2104 | 1636 | 1465 | 776 | 567 | 596 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 16 | NE 18 | SE 16 | SE 15 | E 18 | SSE 10 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | 12 | 39 | 34 | 6 | 457 | 533 | 269 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 18 | NE 18 | — | E 16 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 12 | — | 5 | 149 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | — | SSW 11 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 145 | 3241 | 3972 | 2081 | 4694 | 6015 | 6270 | 6730 | 7977 | 8557 | 7149 | 5755 | 4829 | 4077 | 3462 | 2846 | 2976 | 2582 | 2032 | 1371 | — | 705 | 521 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 89 | 79 | 82 | 157 | 89 | 278 | 169 | 169 | 89 | 89 | 280 | 162 | 79 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 45 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 |
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