Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blacks Reef today (24 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Blacks Reef at 11PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Blacks Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 14 | S 14 | S 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 568 | 471 | 461 | 445 | 380 | 339 | 332 | 281 | 230 | 225 | 200 | 377 | 199 | 178 | 172 | 292 | 233 | 225 | 172 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:33PM1.46m | 3:58AM1.39m | 4:21PM1.50m | 4:47AM1.45m | 5:11PM1.55m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:48PM0.34m | 10:11AM0.34m | 10:36PM0.31m | 10:59AM0.30m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | S 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 9 | 471 | 461 | 445 | 380 | 339 | 332 | 281 | 230 | 225 | 88 | 377 | 199 | 163 | 160 | 292 | 233 | 225 | 166 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | SE 10 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 10 | 16 | 43 | 53 | 104 | 145 | 190 | 174 | 215 | 206 | 200 | 180 | 178 | 178 | 172 | 170 | 162 | 152 | 172 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | E 18 | E 18 | SE 7 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 19 | 21 | 10 | 16 | 35 | 44 | 82 | 98 | 94 | 94 | 78 | 58 | 58 | 43 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | 568 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 12 | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 93 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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