Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blacks Reef today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Blacks Reef at 5PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.5m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Blacks Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 389 | 319 | 158 | 97 | 170 | 236 | 256 | 241 | 337 | 537 | 593 | 709 | 723 | 798 | 1057 | 940 | 859 | 741 | 641 | 792 | 562 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:00PM1.46m | 2:18AM1.35m | 2:46PM1.45m | 3:08AM1.35m | 3:33PM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:39AM0.44m | 8:15PM0.41m | 8:29AM0.42m | 9:01PM0.38m | 9:20AM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 13 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 10 | SSW 18 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 389 | 319 | 158 | 94 | 35 | 103 | 256 | 241 | 33 | 19 | 18 | 337 | 302 | 163 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 17 | 635 | 562 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 7 | ESE 9 | S 18 | SE 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | — | E 16 | E 16 | SE 16 | ESE 15 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 18 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 54 | 22 | 102 | 96 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 18 | 25 | — | 5 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 9 | SE 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | E 17 | — | E 16 | E 16 | ESE 10 | S 16 |
| kJ | 26 | 25 | 8 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 35 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | — | 5 | 19 | 20 | 48 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 2 | — | — | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | — | — | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 97 | 170 | 236 | — | — | 337 | 537 | 593 | 709 | 723 | 798 | 1057 | 940 | 859 | 741 | 641 | 792 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 6 | 0 | 89 | 44 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 73 | 93 | 341 | 255 | 73 | 75 | 75 | 89 | 79 | 93 | 14 | 3 | 3 |
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