Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blacks Reef today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Blacks Reef at 7AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 23). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Blacks Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 15 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 202 | 161 | 158 | 153 | 146 | 143 | 142 | 171 | 216 | 202 | 353 | 478 | 515 | 670 | 551 | 434 | 319 | 216 | 208 | 200 | 125 | 121 | 109 | 174 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 3:32AM1.39m | 3:55PM1.49m | 4:22AM1.46m | 4:45PM1.55m | 5:12AM1.55m | 5:37PM1.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:43AM0.39m | 10:08PM0.33m | 10:35AM0.35m | 10:58PM0.31m | 11:27AM0.31m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 15 | S 9 |
| kJ | 202 | 161 | 158 | 153 | 146 | 143 | 142 | 171 | 216 | 202 | 160 | 478 | 515 | 670 | 551 | 434 | 319 | 216 | 208 | 200 | 125 | 121 | 109 | 85 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 9 | S 9 | E 9 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 13 | E 12 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 9 | S 16 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 11 | 36 | 32 | 33 | 53 | 28 | 49 | 127 | 353 | 157 | 125 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 61 | 96 | 44 | 174 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 4 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 5 | NE 4 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 10 | E 12 |
| kJ | 12 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 56 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 9 | — | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 9 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 46 | 2 | 0 |
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