Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blacks Reef today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Blacks Reef at 11AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s 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 (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Blacks Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 19 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 330 | 320 | 324 | 314 | 254 | 205 | 205 | 224 | 236 | 197 | 721 | 869 | 868 | 662 | 522 | 411 | 304 | 229 | 167 | 848 | 1408 | 2508 | 3302 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:45AM1.66m | 11:11PM1.59m | 11:34AM1.60m | 11:55PM1.52m | 12:25PM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:38AM0.42m | 5:05PM0.42m | 5:24AM0.45m | 5:53PM0.44m | 6:09AM0.46m | 6:41PM0.45m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 19 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | SE 11 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 330 | 320 | 324 | 314 | 254 | 205 | 205 | 224 | 236 | 197 | 721 | 869 | 868 | 662 | 522 | 411 | 304 | 229 | 75 | 57 | 60 | 40 | 38 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | NE 6 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 7 | S 15 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ESE 11 | ENE 10 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 33 | 42 | 8 | 58 | 53 | 46 | 37 | 13 | 23 | 121 | 187 | 174 | 171 | 145 | 119 | 119 | 97 | 75 | 21 | 11 | 44 | 33 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | SSW 15 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 11 | NE 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 52 | 53 | 87 | 129 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 31 | 48 | 50 | 32 | 32 | 22 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | SW 6 | SW 3 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 18 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 120 | — | — | 23 | 5 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 12 | 17 | 167 | 848 | 1408 | 2508 | 3302 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 11 | 356 | 159 | 79 | 130 | 79 |
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