Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blacks Reef today (03 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Blacks Reef at 5AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (03 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (03 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Blacks Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri night, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | SSE 6 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 165 | 112 | 112 | 131 | 181 | 161 | 206 | 155 | 284 | 1163 | 2460 | 2181 | 1719 | 1233 | 1041 | 830 | 714 | 607 | 576 | 563 | 466 | 457 | 415 | 296 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 11:14PM1.70m | 11:34AM1.79m | 00:08AM1.67m | 12:33PM1.75m | 1:04AM1.63m | 1:34PM1.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:24AM0.19m | 6:00PM0.17m | 6:19AM0.17m | 6:57PM0.15m | 7:16AM0.16m | 7:55PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 15 | S 16 | SSW 6 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 73 | 66 | 112 | 131 | 62 | 161 | 206 | 138 | 284 | 1163 | 2460 | 2181 | 1719 | 1233 | 1041 | 830 | 714 | 607 | 576 | 563 | 466 | 457 | 415 | 296 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 16 | SSE 10 | E 16 | S 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | NE 18 | NE 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 15 | S 15 | E 13 | E 11 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 165 | 112 | 46 | 24 | 181 | 21 | 5 | 56 | 35 | 102 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SSE 11 | E 16 | E 16 | S 19 | NE 12 | — | — | — | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 16 | E 16 | E 13 | E 16 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | S 14 |
| kJ | 14 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 41 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 2 | SSW 7 | S 7 | — | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 50 | 107 | — | 33 | 107 | 155 | 237 | 196 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 44 | 3 | 332 | 278 | 79 | 278 | 88 | 93 | 157 | 157 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
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