Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blacks Reef today (31 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Blacks Reef at 6AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (31 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (31 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Blacks Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri night, calm by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 9 | 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 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 702 | 1164 | 871 | 1138 | 1682 | 2889 | 2346 | 2254 | 1976 | 1656 | 1369 | 1132 | 1019 | 816 | 625 | 454 | 361 | 282 | 182 | 136 | 128 | 94 | 68 | 44 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:04PM1.75m | 10:25AM1.88m | 11:00PM1.72m | 11:22AM1.83m | 11:55PM1.68m | 12:22PM1.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:12AM0.14m | 4:51PM0.12m | 5:09AM0.12m | 5:48PM0.10m | 6:06AM0.11m | 6:45PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 15 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | S 16 | S 15 | — | 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 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 6 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 396 | 347 | — | 2268 | 2346 | 2254 | 1976 | 1656 | 1369 | 1132 | 1019 | 816 | 625 | 454 | 361 | 282 | 182 | 136 | 128 | 94 | 43 | 54 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 15 | NE 15 | E 14 | NE 14 | — | — | NE 13 | NE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSE 12 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 4 | 8 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 29 | 29 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 68 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 13 | NE 13 | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | E 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NW 3 | — | NW 2 | N 3 | — | NE 4 | NW 2 | NW 3 |
| kJ | 702 | 1164 | 871 | 1138 | 1682 | 2889 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 18 | 29 | 27 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 7 | 1 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 103 | 109 | 75 | 93 | 305 | 169 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 45 |
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