Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blacks Reef today (27 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Blacks Reef at 12AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 26). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Blacks Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Mon night, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 133 | 181 | 110 | 103 | 59 | 55 | 48 | 27 | 22 | 24 | 47 | 57 | 66 | 165 | 235 | 251 | 221 | 196 | 123 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross |
High Tide | 6:28PM1.69m | 6:54AM1.74m | 7:20PM1.74m | 7:47AM1.82m | 8:13PM1.76m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:43AM0.26m | 1:08PM0.24m | 1:34AM0.23m | 2:02PM0.21m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 19 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | S 5 | S 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 133 | 181 | 110 | 103 | 59 | 55 | 48 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 57 | 66 | 165 | 235 | 251 | 221 | 196 | 123 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | ENE 4 | S 9 | NE 5 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 11 | SSW 12 | S 11 | E 12 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 13 | S 12 | S 13 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 25 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 75 | 53 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | S 9 | NE 4 | S 9 | NE 5 | SE 11 | E 13 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 8 | S 10 | NE 5 | S 10 | E 13 | E 14 | — | E 14 | SE 14 | S 12 |
| kJ | 9 | 25 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 4 | — | 4 | 7 | 77 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 5 | NE 5 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 47 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 49 | 64 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 44 | 33 | 33 | 45 | 45 | 169 | 305 | 238 | 89 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 2 | 0 | 41 |
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