Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blacks Reef today (12 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Blacks Reef at 3PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (12 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Blacks Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
485 | 415 | 353 | 263 | 245 | 166 | 262 | 194 | 162 | 162 | 166 | 189 | 184 | 205 | 209 | 209 | 173 | 169 | 169 | 135 | 120 | 120 | 77 | 144 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 2:42PM1.71m | 3:08AM1.73m | 3:38PM1.81m | 4:06AM1.77m | 4:34PM1.89m | 5:05AM1.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:25AM0.30m | 8:59PM0.33m | 9:20AM0.28m | 9:58PM0.28m | 10:20AM0.25m | 10:56PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | |
— | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 12 |
485 | 415 | 353 | 263 | 245 | 166 | 262 | 194 | 162 | 162 | 166 | 189 | 184 | 205 | 209 | 209 | 173 | 169 | 169 | 135 | 120 | 120 | 58 | 144 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 18 | S 18 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 17 | SSW 13 | S 12 | SE 9 |
40 | 24 | 25 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 32 | 32 | 66 | 109 | 101 | 54 | 52 | 53 | 52 | 81 | 91 | 59 | 77 | 23 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | S 18 | S 15 | S 18 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 15 | S 14 | S 18 | S 13 | SSW 20 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 14 | — | SE 14 | S 17 | SE 10 | S 16 |
8 | 25 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 78 | 3 | 3 | — | 7 | 28 | 7 | 7 | — | 7 | 51 | 36 | 44 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | N 3 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 |
— | — | — | — | 3 | 20 | 24 | 17 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 10 |
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