Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blacks Reef today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Blacks Reef at 8PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 25). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Blacks Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | SSW 4 | S 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 204 | 125 | 121 | 115 | 127 | 124 | 124 | 81 | 119 | 154 | 133 | 181 | 110 | 103 | 58 | 55 | 45 | 27 | 22 | 36 | 66 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on |
High Tide | 5:37PM1.62m | 6:03AM1.64m | 6:28PM1.69m | 6:54AM1.74m | 7:20PM1.74m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:27AM0.31m | 11:51PM0.29m | 12:17PM0.28m | 00:43AM0.26m | 1:08PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 204 | 125 | 121 | 48 | 127 | 60 | 58 | 40 | 40 | 154 | 133 | 181 | 110 | 103 | 58 | 55 | 45 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 9 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 12 | S 11 | E 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 12 | 61 | 97 | 115 | 43 | 124 | 124 | 81 | 119 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 3 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 9 | SSW 10 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | S 19 | E 11 | SSE 9 | E 11 | SE 12 | NE 4 | NE 5 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 8 | S 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 12 | 11 | 32 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 2 | — | ENE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — | ENE 3 | NE 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | SSW 4 | S 5 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | 9 | 7 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 36 | 66 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 238 | 169 | 89 | 202 | 103 |
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