Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blacks Reef today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Blacks Reef at 12PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 14). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Blacks Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sat morning, strong winds from the SW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | S 16 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 35 | 34 | 36 | 20 | 25 | 20 | 404 | 582 | 675 | 720 | 769 | 675 | 559 | 512 | 547 | 603 | 894 | 541 | 792 | 2389 | 3324 | 4430 | 4770 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 6:24AM1.72m | 6:49PM1.87m | 7:19AM1.73m | 7:41PM1.84m | 8:11AM1.75m | 8:31PM1.81m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:16AM0.09m | 12:32PM0.05m | 1:11AM0.09m | 1:24PM0.08m | 2:02AM0.11m | 2:17PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 0 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 9 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | S 15 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 35 | 34 | 36 | 20 | 25 | 16 | 31 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 675 | 559 | 512 | 547 | 603 | 518 | 331 | 252 | 180 | 151 | 123 | 94 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 14 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 25 | 13 | 25 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 56 | 62 | 106 | 283 | 128 | 105 | 113 | 90 | 57 | 78 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | SSE 10 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 8 | S 20 | — | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | — | — | — | — | SSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 18 | 10 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 18 | 7 | 7 | — | 18 | 17 | — | — | — | — | 541 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | — | SE 8 | — | — | SSW 19 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 11 |
| kJ | 120 | 131 | 114 | 149 | 119 | 233 | 404 | 582 | 675 | 720 | 769 | 1124 | — | 154 | — | — | 894 | 230 | 792 | 2389 | 3324 | 4430 | 4770 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 46 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 41 | 89 | 114 | 133 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 91 |
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