Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blacks Reef today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Blacks Reef at 6PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 26). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Blacks Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 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) | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 321 | 236 | 235 | 180 | 172 | 169 | 197 | 232 | 193 | 228 | 387 | 290 | 553 | 511 | 777 | 495 | 593 | 508 | 441 | 288 | 528 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:11PM1.55m | 5:36AM1.53m | 6:00PM1.62m | 6:26AM1.62m | 6:49PM1.68m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:59AM0.30m | 11:26PM0.28m | 11:46AM0.26m | 00:15AM0.25m | 12:34PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 |
| kJ | 321 | 236 | 235 | 180 | 166 | 169 | 197 | 232 | 193 | 228 | 387 | 290 | 249 | 202 | 466 | 495 | 593 | 508 | 441 | 288 | 528 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 5 | S 17 | S 16 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | S 12 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 172 | 170 | 162 | 178 | 172 | 121 | 116 | 86 | 83 | 53 | 51 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 196 | 193 | 196 | 193 | 126 | 184 | 130 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | E 18 | SE 7 | S 8 | SE 7 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | NE 4 | NE 9 | NNE 5 | — | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | NE 11 | SSW 14 | SE 13 | E 11 |
| kJ | 17 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 64 | 65 | 64 | 106 | 104 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 20 | 23 | 17 | 5 | 36 | 130 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | WNW 3 | — | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 34 | 59 | 553 | 511 | 777 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 97 | 82 | 44 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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