Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blacks Reef today (07 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Blacks Reef at 6AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 07). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (07 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (07 Nov) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Blacks Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 7 | Sunday 8 | Monday 9 | Tue 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | WSW 3 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 44 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 24 | 52 | 87 | 129 | 116 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 4:39AM1.58m | 4:58PM1.58m | 5:30AM1.63m | 5:49PM1.58m | 6:19AM1.67m | 6:39PM1.60m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:22PM0.24m | 10:53AM0.29m | 11:13PM0.31m | 11:45AM0.33m | 00:04AM0.37m | 12:33PM0.37m | 00:53AM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | 7:53 |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 62 | 62 | 62 | 61 | 46 | 83 | 168 | 14 | 14 | 105 | 108 | 93 | 91 | 93 | 93 | 91 | 72 | 47 | 32 | 31 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 13 | S 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 3 | S 3 | SSW 4 | S 14 | S 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | 44 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 87 | 129 | 116 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | S 13 | N 12 | N 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | S 11 | S 17 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | WNW 3 | S 14 | S 14 | SE 9 | S 13 | S 18 | S 17 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 6 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 14 | 24 | 52 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 2 | NW 3 | — | NE 2 | ENE 4 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WSW 3 | SSW 4 | — | S 4 | ESE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 10 | 164 | 325 | 142 | 102 | 184 | 179 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 41 | 41 | 45 | 45 | 41 | 9 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 9 | 9 | 45 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 295 | 133 | 82 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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