Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blacks Reef today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Blacks Reef at 10AM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 13). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Blacks Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 40 | 16 | 14 | 25 | 21 | 33 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:17AM1.75m | 8:37PM1.67m | 9:01AM1.76m | 9:23PM1.66m | 9:44AM1.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:04AM0.35m | 2:29PM0.34m | 2:49AM0.39m | 3:16PM0.38m | 3:33AM0.42m | 4:02PM0.41m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | S 16 | ENE 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 40 | 16 | 30 | 14 | 42 | 25 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | S 16 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | ENE 7 | S 15 | ENE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 7 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 21 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ENE 4 | — | S 16 | SSE 9 | S 16 | S 14 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 7 | E 12 | ENE 10 | S 15 | SSW 11 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | — | 20 | 8 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 25 | 15 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | — | — | NE 4 | ENE 3 | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | S 4 |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | 2 | 10 | — | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 34 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 157 | 157 | 171 | 65 | 82 | 156 | 156 | 82 | 133 | 169 | 169 | 171 | 169 | 241 | 65 | 97 | 97 | 0 | 189 | 110 | 103 | 103 | 10 |
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