Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blacks Reef today (26 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Blacks Reef at 9PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 1.7m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Jun) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (26 Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Blacks Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 26 | Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Mon 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | ESE 10 | S 14 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1242 | 1734 | 1379 | 1374 | 1292 | 1292 | 1146 | 1051 | 951 | 973 | 1186 | 1225 | 1133 | 1045 | 935 | 1039 | 847 | 680 | 1042 | 608 | 555 | 544 | 533 | 463 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 3:11PM1.61m | 3:28AM1.53m | 3:57PM1.62m | 4:15AM1.53m | 4:43PM1.62m | 4:59AM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:26PM0.47m | 9:40AM0.48m | 10:13PM0.50m | 10:30AM0.50m | 10:58PM0.51m | 11:16AM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — |
 | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 |
mm | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 18 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 771 | 1183 | 1379 | 1374 | 1292 | 1292 | 1146 | 1051 | 951 | 973 | 1033 | 1225 | 1133 | 1045 | 935 | 833 | 772 | 680 | 694 | 608 | 555 | 544 | 533 | 463 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 18 | SSW 8 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 1242 | 894 | 724 | 617 | 506 | 410 | 284 | 226 | 207 | 775 | 118 | 986 | 886 | 719 | 919 | 1039 | 847 | 627 | 704 | 482 | 350 | 297 | 144 | 189 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | 55 | 159 | 315 | 132 | 115 | 85 | 81 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 10 | — | — | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 14 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | — | 1734 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1186 | — | — | 77 | 77 | 94 | 71 | 84 | 1042 | 455 | 456 | 413 | 302 | 327 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 79 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 91 | 89 | 6 | 88 | 14 | 79 | 14 | 133 | 133 | 91 | 91 | 143 | 88 | 73 | 14 |
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