Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blacks Reef today (02 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Blacks Reef at 9PM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 02). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (02 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Blacks Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 11 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 15 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1179 | 941 | 970 | 862 | 862 | 750 | 627 | 461 | 292 | 473 | 667 | 563 | 681 | 2955 | 1329 | 2532 | 4346 | 7686 | 7946 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | on | on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 8:34PM1.61m | 8:57AM1.55m | 9:19PM1.63m | 9:39AM1.59m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:15PM0.29m | 2:50AM0.27m | 3:02PM0.29m | 3:34AM0.27m | 3:49PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | -1 | -2 | -4 | -5 | -5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 11 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | — |
| kJ | 1179 | 941 | 970 | 862 | 862 | 750 | 627 | 461 | 292 | 473 | 667 | 563 | 681 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | ENE 15 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 13 | S 22 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 11 | S 19 | S 18 | E 12 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 242 | 341 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 36 | 85 | 168 | 167 | 64 | 152 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | NE 15 | S 19 | — | S 23 | S 23 | ENE 13 | S 20 | SSW 9 | S 20 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 8 | 7 | — | 11 | 41 | 17 | 71 | 68 | 68 | 17 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 2 | SW 6 | SSW 15 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 124 | 2955 | 1329 | 2532 | 4346 | 7686 | 7946 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 89 | 130 | 167 | 324 | 278 | 169 |
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