Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blacks Reef today (11 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Blacks Reef at 9AM is: 2.2m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Blacks Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tue 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SE 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | SE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 828 | 965 | 822 | 654 | 606 | 626 | 377 | 338 | 318 | 287 | 343 | 246 | 222 | 324 | 235 | 216 | 195 | 177 | 135 | 127 | 122 | 92 | 67 | 56 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 1:49AM1.70m | 2:19PM1.77m | 2:46AM1.73m | 3:16PM1.84m | 3:46AM1.75m | 4:14PM1.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:00AM0.29m | 8:39PM0.30m | 8:58AM0.26m | 9:39PM0.25m | 10:00AM0.22m | 10:38PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | 5:04 |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | S 11 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 18 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 8 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 828 | 59 | 822 | 654 | 606 | 314 | 345 | 338 | 300 | 237 | 252 | 197 | 178 | 178 | 211 | 173 | 151 | 148 | 120 | 127 | 122 | 92 | 58 | 49 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 69 | 81 | 55 | 53 | 248 | 314 | 377 | 334 | 318 | 287 | 343 | 246 | 222 | 324 | 235 | 216 | 195 | 177 | 135 | 83 | 79 | 75 | 67 | 47 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | S 21 | SSW 16 | S 20 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | SSW 15 | NE 12 | — | NE 12 | S 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 81 | 36 | 48 | 123 | 51 | 67 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 57 | 34 | 31 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 23 | 6 | — | 5 | 18 | 58 | 56 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SE 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | SE 9 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 2 | — | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 199 | 965 | 147 | 84 | — | 626 | 76 | 68 | 56 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 6 | 10 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 79 | 41 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 88 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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