Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blacks Reef today (08 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Blacks Reef at 9PM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Blacks Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 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) | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 789 | 663 | 540 | 392 | 380 | 314 | 284 | 227 | 196 | 169 | 128 | 125 | 94 | 94 | 67 | 67 | 54 | 44 | 48 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:43PM1.74m | 3:14AM1.61m | 3:41PM1.74m | 4:12AM1.62m | 4:37PM1.75m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:05PM0.15m | 9:27AM0.13m | 10:02PM0.13m | 10:25AM0.11m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 789 | 663 | 540 | 392 | 380 | 314 | 284 | 227 | 196 | 169 | 128 | 125 | 94 | 94 | 67 | 67 | 54 | 44 | 44 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 16 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 10 | 49 | 32 | 118 | 41 | 57 | 56 | 39 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 48 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 17 | S 13 | NE 9 | NE 8 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 16 | ENE 8 | NE 4 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NW 3 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | 12 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | — | — | — | NNE 2 |
| kJ | 50 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 89 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
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