Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blacks Reef today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Blacks Reef at 10AM is: 1.0m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 31). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Blacks Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon night, calm by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 105 | 307 | 470 | 546 | 847 | 1649 | 1706 | 3088 | 3638 | 3614 | 2868 | 3175 | 2646 | 3459 | 3848 | 3663 | 3183 | 2359 | 2215 | 4235 | 3882 | 3702 | 2546 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:44AM1.59m | 8:05PM1.66m | 8:29AM1.65m | 8:52PM1.69m | 9:13AM1.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:35AM0.24m | 1:48PM0.24m | 2:20AM0.23m | 2:37PM0.24m | 3:05AM0.23m | 3:28PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 17 | S 17 | S 15 | SSW 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 15 |
| kJ | 105 | 138 | 470 | 546 | 847 | 1649 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 23 | 22 | 2335 | 2646 | 3459 | 3848 | 3663 | 3183 | 2359 | 2215 | 4235 | 3882 | 3702 | 2546 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | S 18 | SSW 8 | S 10 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | SE 11 | NE 9 | ENE 11 | — | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 49 | 307 | 77 | 200 | 28 | 18 | 5 | 19 | 12 | — | — | 20 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 23 | 14 | 503 | 621 | 1296 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 56 | 53 | 53 | 30 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 9 | — | 21 | 21 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 3 | W 3 | SSW 9 | W 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | NNE 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 6 | 378 | 43 | 1706 | 3088 | 3638 | 3614 | 2868 | 3175 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 28 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 9 | 10 | 156 | 9 | 3 | 41 | 89 | 3 | 103 | 79 | 88 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
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