Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blacks Reef today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Blacks Reef at 3PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Blacks Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 518 | 393 | 379 | 329 | 302 | 302 | 256 | 234 | 193 | 190 | 154 | 135 | 90 | 103 | 97 | 369 | 1202 | 2091 | 2120 | 2193 | 1719 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 6:22PM1.55m | 6:43AM1.44m | 7:06PM1.57m | 7:30AM1.47m | 7:50PM1.58m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:05PM0.37m | 00:38AM0.36m | 12:47PM0.33m | 1:23AM0.32m | 1:30PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | SE 14 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 518 | 393 | 379 | 329 | 302 | 302 | 256 | 234 | 193 | 190 | 154 | 135 | 90 | 103 | 62 | 102 | 118 | 198 | 116 | 116 | 1048 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 6 | SE 15 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 14 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 17 | ESE 10 | E 16 | E 16 |
| kJ | 183 | 165 | 109 | 71 | 38 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 47 | 27 | 11 | 60 | 61 | 61 | 97 | 46 | 37 | 6 | 21 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 12 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SE 15 | NE 6 | SSW 12 | SSE 11 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | E 17 | ENE 17 | E 17 | E 11 | ENE 16 |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 47 | 41 | 37 | 5 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 30 | 6 | 20 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNW 3 | — | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 29 | 45 | 1 | — | 3 | 10 | 19 | 26 | 77 | 369 | 1202 | 2091 | 2120 | 2193 | 1719 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 9 | 89 | 62 | 89 | 114 | 82 | 62 |
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