Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blacks Reef today (25 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Blacks Reef at 11PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s 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 (25 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Blacks Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | S 16 | S 15 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
294 | 220 | 239 | 218 | 300 | 390 | 492 | 717 | 535 | 400 | 365 | 443 | 572 | 1039 | 1970 | 2149 | 2781 | 2678 | 2214 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 3:28PM1.49m | 3:46AM1.38m | 4:13PM1.49m | 4:33AM1.38m | 4:59PM1.50m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:43PM0.43m | 10:00AM0.41m | 10:29PM0.39m | 10:48AM0.36m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 |
294 | 220 | 205 | 143 | 141 | 390 | 492 | 717 | 535 | 400 | 365 | 443 | 572 | 1039 | 1970 | 2149 | 2781 | 2678 | 2214 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 18 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | S 6 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 |
97 | 181 | 239 | 218 | 300 | 100 | 98 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 13 | 61 | 12 | 12 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 10 | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | — | — |
26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 43 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | 13 | 12 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | NW 2 | WNW 2 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | NW 3 | — | S 6 | — | — | — | NE 3 |
— | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 66 | — | — | — | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 3 | 41 | 73 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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