Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blacks Reef today (05 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Blacks Reef at 8AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 04). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Blacks Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | S 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 8 | E 9 | S 22 | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 442 | 3 | 260 | 204 | 200 | 163 | 188 | 167 | 190 | 154 | 283 | 286 | 18 | 9 | 31 | 66 | 436 | 425 | 434 | 524 | 524 | 541 | 725 | 969 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:00PM1.57m | 9:24AM1.48m | 9:44PM1.57m | 10:05AM1.50m | 10:30PM1.58m | 10:48AM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:19AM0.32m | 3:27PM0.35m | 4:02AM0.31m | 4:14PM0.35m | 4:46AM0.31m | 5:01PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | S 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | NE 7 | ESE 10 | E 10 | NE 7 | E 8 | E 9 | S 14 | ENE 9 | S 20 | S 19 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 442 | 3 | 260 | 204 | 200 | 163 | 91 | 167 | 190 | 106 | 283 | 286 | 4 | 554 | 31 | 66 | 436 | 425 | 434 | 524 | 524 | 541 | 725 | 969 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 | E 10 | S 17 | S 17 | ESE 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 22 | S 21 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 188 | 6 | 6 | 154 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 122 | 109 | 103 | 102 | 39 | 77 | 100 | 100 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 10 | S 17 | — | — | S 16 | SSW 15 | — | SW 21 | S 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | — | — | 5 | 21 | — | 18 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 20 | 97 | 89 | 86 | 85 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | ENE 11 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | — | — | ENE 9 | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 83 | 452 | 75 | 132 | 194 | 210 | 206 | 111 | 108 | 361 | — | — | 474 | — | 618 | 540 | 283 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 33 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3 |
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