Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blacks Reef today (02 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Blacks Reef at 7AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (02 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (02 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Blacks Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
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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 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 11 | S 13 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1708 | 3344 | 2944 | 2414 | 2027 | 1398 | 1179 | 941 | 970 | 862 | 776 | 750 | 627 | 408 | 292 | 473 | 660 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 7:50PM1.58m | 8:14AM1.51m | 8:34PM1.61m | 8:57AM1.55m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:07AM0.29m | 2:15PM0.29m | 2:50AM0.27m | 3:02PM0.29m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 11 | S 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | 942 | 3344 | 2944 | 2414 | 2027 | 1398 | 1179 | 941 | 970 | 862 | 776 | 750 | 627 | 408 | 292 | 473 | 660 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | E 10 | NE 16 | NE 16 | E 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | ENE 15 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 13 | S 22 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 11 | S 19 |
| kJ | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 331 | 242 | 341 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 36 | 85 | 168 | 164 | 64 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 16 | E 16 | ENE 16 | ENE 16 | NE 16 | E 15 | E 15 | NE 15 | S 19 | — | S 23 | S 23 | ENE 13 | S 20 | SSW 9 | S 19 | ENE 13 |
| kJ | 25 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 40 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | — | 11 | 41 | 17 | 71 | 68 | 66 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 7 | — | NW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 1708 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 25 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 79 | 75 | 41 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3 |
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