Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blacks Reef today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Blacks Reef at 6PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 29). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Blacks Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat night, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 11 | S 10 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 216 | 209 | 202 | 198 | 195 | 154 | 116 | 112 | 78 | 77 | 51 | 40 | 53 | 58 | 119 | 297 | 454 | 539 | 1567 | 1751 | 1535 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:11AM1.46m | 6:33PM1.57m | 6:58AM1.52m | 7:20PM1.62m | 7:44AM1.59m | 8:05PM1.66m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:17PM0.28m | 00:49AM0.26m | 1:02PM0.25m | 1:35AM0.24m | 1:48PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 216 | 209 | 202 | 198 | 195 | 154 | 116 | 112 | 78 | 77 | 23 | 64 | 62 | 52 | 49 | 82 | 163 | 318 | 1567 | 1751 | 1535 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | NE 6 | ESE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 15 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | S 10 | SSW 11 | S 10 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 27 | 30 | 17 | 23 | 6 | 38 | 33 | 21 | 13 | 20 | 51 | 40 | 53 | 58 | 119 | 297 | 454 | 539 | 28 | 28 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 16 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 4 | SSW 13 | SSE 10 | SW 5 | SSW 10 | S 19 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 27 | 27 | 20 | 15 | 24 | 6 | 36 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 31 | 33 | 6 | 31 | 113 | 52 | 53 | 36 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SW 2 | SW 2 | — | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | WNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 35 | 65 | 30 | 40 | 45 | 32 | 66 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 12 | 23 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 41 |
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