
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blacks Reef today (05 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Blacks Reef at 11PM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Blacks Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 4°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
4829 | 4077 | 3601 | 3213 | 2796 | 2375 | 2282 | 2097 | 1423 | 1201 | 1040 | 551 | 951 | 865 | 802 | 1242 | 1415 | 1451 | 1980 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:51PM1.66m | 11:10AM1.67m | 11:41PM1.67m | 12:04PM1.70m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:38PM0.30m | 5:05AM0.28m | 5:29PM0.31m | 5:54AM0.28m | 6:23PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 |
— | — | 11 | 41 | 40 | 38 | 1860 | 1670 | 1423 | 1201 | 1040 | 411 | 951 | 865 | 680 | 712 | 1415 | 1451 | 1980 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 18 | NE 18 | SE 15 | NE 18 | NE 17 | SE 14 | SSE 13 | S 10 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 10 | SSE 10 | E 15 |
— | — | — | — | 12 | 12 | 56 | 12 | 12 | 149 | 225 | 353 | 63 | 307 | 802 | 1242 | 520 | 463 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 18 | NE 18 | NE 17 | NE 16 | E 16 | SSE 12 | E 16 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | NE 15 | NE 15 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 371 | 5 | 113 | 163 | 224 | 120 | 8 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
4829 | 4077 | 3601 | 3213 | 2796 | 2375 | 2282 | 2097 | 1091 | 850 | 634 | 551 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 91 | 79 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 88 | 89 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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