Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blacks Reef today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Blacks Reef at 9AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Blacks Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | E 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 245 | 244 | 245 | 165 | 416 | 466 | 392 | 242 | 206 | 155 | 155 | 100 | 97 | 62 | 44 | 78 | 88 | 62 | 51 | 86 | 96 | 99 | 243 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:28AM1.70m | 4:56PM1.86m | 5:26AM1.71m | 5:54PM1.87m | 6:24AM1.72m | 6:49PM1.87m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:43AM0.10m | 11:18PM0.11m | 11:39AM0.06m | 00:16AM0.09m | 12:32PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 245 | 244 | 245 | 165 | 416 | 466 | 392 | 242 | 206 | 155 | 155 | 100 | 97 | 50 | 44 | 78 | 88 | 62 | 192 | 86 | 96 | 99 | 243 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 14 | SE 12 | S 11 | S 16 | SE 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 9 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 8 | 90 | 39 | 5 | 7 | 52 | 51 | 70 | 28 | 44 | 42 | 62 | 38 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 51 | 73 | 91 | 16 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | E 10 | S 18 | SSE 11 | E 10 | NE 11 | S 16 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | S 16 | S 16 | ESE 14 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | ESE 14 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 10 | 28 | 17 | 20 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 29 | 51 | 79 | 128 | 111 | 164 | 341 | 181 | 206 | 103 | 174 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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