Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blacks Reef today (30 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Blacks Reef at 6AM is: 2.0m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Blacks Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri night, calm by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | S 17 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 146 | 280 | 321 | 316 | 336 | 257 | 243 | 222 | 788 | 1418 | 1839 | 1748 | 1928 | 2836 | 2043 | 1848 | 1738 | 1472 | 1227 | 1113 | 900 | 702 | 526 | 446 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:31AM1.90m | 10:04PM1.75m | 10:25AM1.88m | 11:00PM1.72m | 11:22AM1.83m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:17AM0.17m | 3:55PM0.15m | 4:12AM0.14m | 4:51PM0.12m | 5:09AM0.12m | 5:48PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 14 |
Feels °C | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 14 | S 13 | E 14 | E 14 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 146 | 202 | 254 | 245 | 194 | 105 | 243 | 222 | 4 | 4 | 318 | 287 | 610 | 2836 | 2043 | 1848 | 1738 | 1472 | 1227 | 1113 | 900 | 702 | 526 | 446 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 5 | E 16 | E 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 18 | S 18 | NE 15 | — | E 14 | NE 14 | — | — | NE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 272 | 257 | 98 | 154 | 8 | — | 4 | 8 | — | — | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 31 | 18 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | E 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 13 | NE 13 | — | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | 3 | 3 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | — | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | 114 | 280 | 321 | 316 | 336 | — | 75 | 120 | 788 | 1418 | 1839 | 1748 | 1928 | 2005 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 17 | 25 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 33 | 103 | 41 | 41 | 3 | 49 | 41 | 103 | 130 | 82 | 162 | 89 | 169 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
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