Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blacks Reef today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Blacks Reef at 1PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Blacks Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1223 | 1204 | 1003 | 878 | 933 | 952 | 802 | 722 | 636 | 527 | 518 | 393 | 379 | 329 | 302 | 256 | 256 | 234 | 190 | 190 | 154 | 135 | 90 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:09AM1.43m | 5:37PM1.55m | 5:56AM1.42m | 6:22PM1.55m | 6:43AM1.44m | 7:06PM1.57m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:24AM0.41m | 11:53PM0.41m | 12:05PM0.37m | 00:38AM0.36m | 12:47PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 1223 | 1204 | 1003 | 878 | 933 | 952 | 802 | 722 | 636 | 527 | 518 | 393 | 379 | 329 | 302 | 256 | 256 | 234 | 190 | 190 | 154 | 135 | 90 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | SE 15 | SE 15 |
| kJ | 37 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 162 | 220 | 212 | 183 | 165 | 109 | 71 | 38 | 36 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 16 | 5 | 37 | 58 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | — | NE 12 | NE 4 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SE 15 | NE 5 | SE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 106 | 8 | 8 | — | 6 | 4 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 38 | 16 | 37 | 5 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 20 | 22 | 35 | 51 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 10 |
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