
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blacks Reef today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 17s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Blacks Reef at 4PM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Blacks Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | S 15 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
1241 | 1280 | 1951 | 2798 | 3564 | 3197 | 3079 | 2925 | 2812 | 2812 | 2614 | 2096 | 1797 | 1541 | 1294 | 1110 | 1094 | 946 | 878 | 757 | 660 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:15AM1.70m | 8:38PM1.72m | 9:02AM1.77m | 9:28PM1.73m | 9:50AM1.81m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:24PM0.22m | 2:50AM0.21m | 3:16PM0.21m | 3:39AM0.20m | 4:10PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||
6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | S 15 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
1241 | 1280 | 1951 | 2798 | 3564 | 3197 | 3079 | 2925 | 2812 | 2812 | 2614 | 2096 | 1797 | 1541 | 1294 | 1110 | 1094 | 946 | 878 | 757 | 660 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 10 | NE 4 | E 11 | NE 11 |
71 | 51 | 50 | 36 | 35 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — |
4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | — |
10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia | |||||||||||||||||||||
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