Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blacks Reef today (31 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Blacks Reef at 10PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Blacks Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 154 | 135 | 90 | 103 | 96 | 531 | 1438 | 2507 | 2831 | 2781 | 3021 | 4215 | 2947 | 2375 | 2027 | 1398 | 1179 | 1170 | 970 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:06PM1.57m | 7:30AM1.47m | 7:50PM1.58m | 8:14AM1.51m | 8:34PM1.61m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:47PM0.33m | 1:23AM0.32m | 1:30PM0.31m | 2:07AM0.29m | 2:15PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 12 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | SE 14 | SE 16 | SE 16 | ESE 10 | E 16 | E 16 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 154 | 135 | 90 | 103 | 62 | 102 | 119 | 196 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 3557 | 2947 | 2375 | 2027 | 1398 | 1179 | 1170 | 970 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | SE 15 | SE 16 | SW 5 | SE 14 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 17 | E 17 | E 10 | SE 14 | E 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | E 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | NE 15 | E 15 |
| kJ | 12 | 60 | 61 | 6 | 96 | 46 | 37 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 130 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 346 | 293 | 8 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | NE 6 | SE 11 | SE 15 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | E 17 | ENE 17 | ENE 17 | ENE 16 | E 10 | ENE 16 | ENE 16 | ENE 16 | ENE 16 | E 15 | E 15 | S 19 | S 19 |
| kJ | 37 | 5 | 19 | 58 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 8 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 74 | 531 | 1438 | 2507 | 2831 | 2781 | 3021 | 4215 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 99 | 62 | 91 | 114 | 114 | 79 | 62 | 41 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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