Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blacks Reef today (02 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Blacks Reef at 12AM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 01). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 17s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Blacks Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 12 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2770 | 3734 | 4381 | 3953 | 3065 | 2430 | 2073 | 4302 | 4137 | 3356 | 2689 | 2155 | 1699 | 1391 | 1077 | 839 | 623 | 409 | 339 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:52PM1.69m | 9:13AM1.70m | 9:40PM1.69m | 9:59AM1.73m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:37PM0.24m | 3:05AM0.23m | 3:28PM0.25m | 3:52AM0.23m | 4:20PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 2770 | 3734 | 4381 | 3953 | 3065 | 2430 | 2073 | 4302 | 4137 | 3356 | 2689 | 2155 | 1699 | 1391 | 1077 | 839 | 623 | 409 | 339 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 18 | NE 9 | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 20 | 10 | 24 | 14 | 727 | 735 | 1003 | 1357 | 13 | — | 30 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | — | — | NE 9 | — | — | — | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | — | — | NNE 10 | NW 2 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | 17 | 17 | — | — | 10 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
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