
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blacks Reef today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Blacks Reef at 1AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Blacks Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
131 | 128 | 123 | 131 | 167 | 206 | 322 | 418 | 370 | 206 | 167 | 269 | 284 | 270 | 221 | 193 | 145 | 314 | 303 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:59PM1.81m | 3:29AM1.69m | 3:57PM1.84m | 4:28AM1.70m | 4:56PM1.86m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:21PM0.19m | 9:43AM0.16m | 10:20PM0.15m | 10:43AM0.10m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | S 9 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SE 10 |
131 | 128 | 123 | 88 | 167 | 181 | 251 | 351 | 264 | 190 | 127 | 269 | 284 | 270 | 221 | 193 | 145 | 314 | 303 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 |
5 | 43 | 63 | 131 | 88 | 206 | 265 | 186 | 214 | 206 | 167 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 43 | 41 | 40 | 54 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SE 14 | SE 13 | S 16 | S 16 |
5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 56 | 53 | 21 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 7 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
— | — | 6 | 5 | 12 | 181 | 322 | 418 | 370 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 8 | 35 | 51 | 49 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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