Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blacks Reef today (04 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Blacks Reef at 9AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (04 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (04 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Blacks Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tue 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | S 22 | S 22 | S 21 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 661 | 639 | 541 | 492 | 467 | 448 | 507 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 200 | 200 | 160 | 167 | 160 | 183 | 207 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 259 | 445 | 434 | 407 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:43AM1.46m | 9:00PM1.57m | 9:24AM1.48m | 9:44PM1.57m | 10:05AM1.50m | 10:30PM1.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:37AM0.35m | 2:42PM0.37m | 3:19AM0.32m | 3:27PM0.35m | 4:02AM0.31m | 4:14PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 |
 | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | 4:59 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | S 15 | ENE 9 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 661 | 639 | 541 | 492 | 467 | 448 | 507 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 200 | 200 | 143 | 167 | 160 | 183 | 207 | 4 | 554 | 736 | 332 | 445 | 434 | 407 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 | S 12 | S 16 | ESE 10 | S 17 | S 17 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | S 14 | S 21 | ESE 9 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 160 | 6 | 6 | 61 | 41 | — | 4 | 9 | 259 | 66 | 64 | 103 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | N 11 | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 10 | S 17 | — | — | S 16 | S 15 | S 22 | S 22 | S 14 | S 20 | S 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | — | — | 5 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 31 | 3 | 24 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 5 | NE 4 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | E 9 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 27 | 26 | 67 | 77 | 516 | 501 | 473 | 109 | 85 | 301 | 74 | 63 | 192 | 373 | 372 | 1382 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 33 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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