Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blacks Reef today (09 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Blacks Reef at 8AM is: 4.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 09). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jul) | 15ft (4.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (09 Jul) | 16ft (5.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (09 Jul) | 18ft (5.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Blacks Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 55mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Thu night, light winds from the WSW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sun 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 655 | 2677 | 4178 | 5992 | 5677 | 5662 | 6571 | 6879 | 5992 | 4809 | 3663 | 2947 | 2474 | 1034 | 1535 | 1332 | 817 | 1159 | 869 | 783 | 894 | 614 | 587 | 526 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 00:04AM1.63m | 12:26PM1.63m | 00:54AM1.67m | 1:22PM1.70m | 1:49AM1.70m | 2:19PM1.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:18AM0.31m | 6:42PM0.36m | 7:07AM0.30m | 7:39PM0.34m | 8:00AM0.29m | 8:39PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:01 |
mm | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 21 | NE 8 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | S 16 | SE 10 | SSW 16 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 490 | 520 | 408 | 452 | 386 | 44 | 18 | 97 | 146 | 117 | 153 | 149 | 147 | 1034 | 871 | 79 | 817 | 81 | 869 | 783 | 894 | 614 | 587 | 526 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | NE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 16 | S 21 | S 20 | S 10 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 |
| kJ | 25 | 18 | 107 | 105 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 147 | — | 217 | 109 | 45 | 36 | 72 | 50 | 251 | 314 | 381 | 334 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | SSW 16 | S 21 | S 16 | S 20 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 61 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 121 | 83 | 36 | 43 | 123 | 36 | 21 | 20 | 33 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 8 | SSE 10 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | — |
| kJ | 655 | 2677 | 4178 | 5992 | 5677 | 5662 | 6571 | 6879 | 5992 | 4809 | 3663 | 2947 | 2474 | 695 | 1535 | 1332 | 266 | 1159 | 145 | 91 | 143 | 112 | 56 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 99 | 139 | 133 | 139 | 157 | 157 | 485 | 162 | 162 | 162 | 162 | 157 | 79 | 79 | 75 | 79 | 82 | 79 | 88 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 3 |
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