Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blacks Reef today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Blacks Reef at 7AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 29). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Blacks Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | ||||||||||||||||
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 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 11 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 13 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 14 | SSW 12 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 195 | 154 | 116 | 112 | 78 | 77 | 34 | 40 | 54 | 32 | 85 | 227 | 465 | 559 | 1487 | 1428 | 1491 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:33PM1.57m | 6:58AM1.52m | 7:20PM1.62m | 7:44AM1.59m | 8:05PM1.66m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:49AM0.26m | 1:02PM0.25m | 1:35AM0.24m | 1:48PM0.24m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | SSW 8 | S 17 | S 9 | S 14 | SSW 12 | S 13 |
| kJ | 195 | 154 | 116 | 112 | 78 | 77 | 21 | 33 | 47 | 47 | 49 | 83 | 465 | 207 | 1487 | 1428 | 1491 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | S 15 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 10 | SSW 11 | S 10 | SSW 5 | SSW 8 | S 18 | SSW 8 | S 17 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 38 | 28 | 27 | 13 | 18 | 34 | 40 | 54 | 8 | 42 | 227 | 83 | 559 | 28 | 28 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | SE 12 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SE 12 | SSW 13 | SSE 10 | SW 4 | SSW 10 | S 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 14 | 6 | 36 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 31 | 33 | 10 | 32 | 85 | 49 | 49 | 36 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 26 | 32 | 68 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 21 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 19 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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