Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blacks Reef today (08 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Blacks Reef at 11PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 08). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Blacks Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 235 | 220 | 121 | 66 | 149 | 181 | 176 | 176 | 202 | 257 | 248 | 224 | 209 | 148 | 140 | 121 | 117 | 103 | 63 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:23PM1.66m | 4:56AM1.57m | 5:18PM1.65m | 5:50AM1.61m | 6:10PM1.65m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:43PM0.16m | 11:09AM0.18m | 11:37PM0.20m | 12:02PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 7 | ENE 8 | ESE 7 | S 18 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 235 | 220 | 121 | 87 | 149 | 26 | 176 | 176 | 153 | 153 | 110 | 110 | 107 | 107 | 88 | 69 | 69 | 56 | 60 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 47 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 102 | 154 | 202 | 257 | 248 | 224 | 209 | 148 | 140 | 121 | 117 | 103 | 63 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 9 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | S 18 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 45 | 48 | 44 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 18 | 160 | 53 | 49 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 3 | 1 | 66 | 127 | 181 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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