Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blacks Reef today (29 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Blacks Reef at 7PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 29). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Blacks Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri night, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 100 | 99 | 147 | 137 | 119 | 146 | 202 | 254 | 247 | 272 | 257 | 179 | 264 | 888 | 1578 | 1972 | 1664 | 1714 | 1780 | 1803 | 1652 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 8:39AM1.88m | 9:08PM1.77m | 9:31AM1.90m | 10:04PM1.75m | 10:25AM1.88m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:58PM0.18m | 3:17AM0.17m | 3:55PM0.15m | 4:12AM0.14m | 4:51PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 16 | S 15 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 14 | S 18 | E 14 | E 14 | SSW 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | — | S 11 | S 12 |
| kJ | 100 | 74 | 50 | 137 | 119 | 146 | 202 | 254 | 245 | 181 | 135 | 179 | 154 | 4 | 4 | 416 | 287 | 296 | — | 1803 | 1652 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | SSW 17 | S 17 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 18 | E 14 | SE 13 | — | NE 14 | NE 14 | — | — | NE 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 51 | 99 | 147 | 28 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 272 | 257 | 98 | 4 | 7 | — | 8 | 8 | — | — | 7 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | NE 6 | SE 13 | E 16 | E 16 | NE 16 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | SE 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 13 | — |
| kJ | 37 | 33 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 5 | — | SSW 7 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 17 | 18 | 24 | 28 | 19 | 102 | 143 | 184 | 247 | 15 | — | 113 | 264 | 888 | 1578 | 1972 | 1664 | 1714 | 1780 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 3 | 41 | 41 | 133 | 89 | 75 | 99 | 89 | 169 | 11 | 0 |
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