Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blacks Reef today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Blacks Reef at 9AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Blacks Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu morning, strong winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | SW 6 | SSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 321 | 184 | 180 | 121 | 75 | 49 | 46 | 34 | 22 | 17 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 14 | 53 | 58 | 89 | 123 | 171 | 160 | 157 | 424 | 972 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:24AM1.62m | 12:54PM1.62m | 1:14AM1.58m | 1:46PM1.61m | 2:03AM1.55m | 2:36PM1.59m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:39AM0.36m | 7:08PM0.42m | 7:27AM0.42m | 8:00PM0.47m | 8:15AM0.47m | 8:50PM0.50m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | -2 | -1 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | S 10 | ENE 6 | S 9 | ENE 8 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 321 | 184 | 180 | 121 | 75 | 49 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 30 | 14 | 26 | 22 | 53 | 58 | 89 | 123 | 171 | 160 | 157 | 116 | 85 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | NE 6 | S 9 | ENE 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 6 | NE 7 | SE 18 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 16 |
| kJ | 10 | 35 | 30 | 30 | 37 | 39 | 46 | 34 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 28 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 41 | 22 | 49 | 107 | 173 | 208 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSW 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 8 | ESE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 8 | SE 18 | NE 6 | S 8 | NE 8 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 14 | 13 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 18 | 38 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 28 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 4 | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNW 2 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 7 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 7 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 29 | 65 | 84 | 6 | 14 | 27 | 142 | 424 | 972 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 82 | 33 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 33 | 41 | 89 | 91 | 79 |
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