
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blacks Reef today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Blacks Reef at 3AM is: 0.3m 20s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Blacks Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
50 | 80 | 68 | 121 | 182 | 248 | 318 | 230 | 225 | 222 | 222 | 217 | 280 | 539 | 912 | 1164 | 2211 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 5:08AM1.63m | 5:33PM1.75m | 6:03AM1.67m | 6:25PM1.75m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:59PM0.13m | 11:19AM0.11m | 11:53PM0.14m | 12:11PM0.13m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 19 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 |
44 | 44 | 44 | 27 | 182 | 117 | 106 | 86 | 64 | 47 | 222 | 217 | 280 | 539 | 912 | 1164 | 2211 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SE 7 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 13 | S 5 | S 6 | ENE 13 |
50 | 80 | 66 | 94 | 26 | 248 | 318 | 230 | 225 | 222 | 33 | 16 | 15 | 33 | 46 | 52 | 31 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | ENE 8 | S 20 | S 20 | SSW 13 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NE 3 | SE 7 | ENE 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 13 | ENE 8 | ESE 6 |
11 | 6 | 68 | 121 | 33 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 33 | 14 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 2 | SSW 3 | S 5 | S 6 | — | — | ENE 11 | NNE 4 | — | W 2 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | — | — | — |
— | 1 | 2 | 21 | 100 | — | — | 84 | 7 | — | 1 | 24 | 81 | 59 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 73 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
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