Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blacks Reef today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Blacks Reef at 1AM is: 1.9m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Blacks Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1881 | 2272 | 2303 | 1750 | 1373 | 1111 | 901 | 660 | 543 | 434 | 423 | 350 | 280 | 276 | 216 | 205 | 202 | 198 | 157 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:59PM1.50m | 5:22AM1.41m | 5:47PM1.53m | 6:11AM1.46m | 6:33PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:15PM0.34m | 11:32AM0.32m | 00:03AM0.30m | 12:17PM0.28m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 1881 | 2272 | 2303 | 1750 | 1373 | 1111 | 901 | 660 | 543 | 434 | 423 | 350 | 280 | 276 | 216 | 205 | 202 | 198 | 157 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 10 | E 16 | SE 16 | SE 12 | SE 15 | NE 6 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | SE 13 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 36 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 50 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 28 | 42 | 39 | 31 | 34 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | — | — | — | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 12 | SE 15 | — | N 9 | N 9 | NE 9 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 12 | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 8 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 12 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 38 | 101 | 56 | 46 | 46 | 41 | 46 | 93 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 52 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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