Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blacks Reef today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 17s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Blacks Reef at 8AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Blacks Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | S 15 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 773 | 962 | 995 | 1344 | 1430 | 1901 | 2798 | 3564 | 3456 | 3329 | 2925 | 2812 | 2593 | 2479 | 2124 | 1643 | 1563 | 1332 | 1294 | 1161 | 1021 | 865 | 746 | 649 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:15AM1.70m | 8:38PM1.72m | 9:02AM1.77m | 9:28PM1.73m | 9:50AM1.81m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:03AM0.23m | 2:24PM0.22m | 2:50AM0.21m | 3:16PM0.21m | 3:39AM0.20m | 4:10PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | S 15 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 773 | 962 | 995 | 1344 | 1430 | 1901 | 2798 | 3564 | 3456 | 3329 | 2925 | 2812 | 2593 | 2479 | 2124 | 1643 | 1563 | 1332 | 1294 | 1161 | 1021 | 865 | 746 | 649 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 4 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 124 | 95 | 72 | 71 | 50 | 50 | 36 | 35 | 21 | 27 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 26 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NE 11 | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | NE 11 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 1 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | — | W 3 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | — | 5 | 150 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 29 | 53 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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