Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blacks Reef today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Blacks Reef at 3PM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Blacks Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 48 | 27 | 22 | 21 | 37 | 43 | 44 | 127 | 177 | 246 | 221 | 154 | 117 | 232 | 198 | 147 | 108 | 151 | 147 | 135 | 124 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:20PM1.74m | 7:47AM1.82m | 8:13PM1.76m | 8:39AM1.88m | 9:08PM1.77m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:08PM0.24m | 1:34AM0.23m | 2:02PM0.21m | 2:25AM0.20m | 2:58PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 48 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 43 | 44 | 127 | 177 | 246 | 221 | 154 | 117 | 232 | 198 | 147 | 108 | 80 | 74 | 135 | 124 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 14 | S 13 | ENE 5 | S 13 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 27 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 44 | 115 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 56 | 151 | 147 | 41 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | SE 11 | S 11 | WNW 4 | S 15 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | S 14 | — | E 9 | E 13 | S 13 | ENE 5 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | — | 2 | 3 | 121 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | S 4 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 13 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 37 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 25 | 77 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 6 | 38 | 43 | 35 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 82 | 465 | 169 | 305 | 89 | 89 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 10 | 33 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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