Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blacks Reef today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Blacks Reef at 9AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Blacks Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon morning, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | S 8 | S 9 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 558 | 574 | 488 | 530 | 493 | 472 | 458 | 458 | 572 | 563 | 679 | 846 | 929 | 822 | 816 | 2356 | 2480 | 2207 | 1977 | 1863 | 1834 | 1619 | 1521 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:51AM1.51m | 3:22PM1.58m | 3:37AM1.48m | 4:08PM1.56m | 4:23AM1.45m | 4:53PM1.55m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:04AM0.48m | 9:37PM0.50m | 9:53AM0.48m | 10:23PM0.49m | 10:40AM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | SE 15 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 123 | 309 | 476 | 530 | 493 | 472 | 458 | 458 | 572 | 563 | 679 | 679 | 689 | 816 | 816 | 1044 | 2480 | 2207 | 1977 | 1863 | 1834 | 1619 | 1521 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | E 11 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 269 | 83 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 41 | 38 | 37 | 30 | 15 | — | 46 | 67 | 34 | 108 | 33 | 63 | 56 | 27 | 40 | 37 | 35 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | E 13 | — | — | SW 14 | SSW 15 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 51 | 50 | 46 | 55 | — | — | 53 | 21 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 558 | 574 | 488 | 454 | 464 | 453 | 396 | 355 | 345 | 378 | 523 | 846 | 929 | 822 | 754 | 2356 | 72 | 138 | 66 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 62 | 44 | 41 | 89 | 199 | 88 | 73 | 9 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 91 | 93 | 79 | 79 | 75 | 75 | 79 | 79 | 88 | 14 | 3 | 6 |
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