Blacks Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.07° S 177.80° E

Issued: 6 am 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Blacks Reef sea temperature is

15.3°C

Blacks Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Blacks Reef today (01 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Blacks Reef at 10AM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Nov)	7ft (2.1m)	12s
Afternoon (01 Nov)	5.5ft (1.7m)	12s
Evening (01 Nov)	4.5ft (1.4m)	12s

Table - waves today at Blacks Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 1							Monday 2								Tuesday 3
	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
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	2	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 16	S 16
Wave Graph
kJ	1629	1347	1129	1019	816	625	461	361	282	224	178	123	90	66	45	27	26	14	6	6	5	21	45
Wind (km/h)	N	NNE	NNE	ENE	N	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	E	NE	ENE	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off
High Tide				11:22AM1.83m				11:55PM1.68m				12:22PM1.77m				00:51AM1.63m					1:21PM1.71m
Low Tide		5:09AM0.12m				5:48PM0.10m				6:06AM0.11m				6:45PM0.09m					7:03AM0.11m				7:42PM0.10m


	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:45	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	8	9	15	18	20	18	14	12	12	13	17	20	21	17	15	13	13	14	19	20	20	21	18
Feels °C	5	6	13	14	15	12	10	9	9	10	14	17	16	12	11	9	11	11	18	17	16	20	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	NE 7	S 10	NE 6	NE 6	NE 5	NE 5	S 8	S 8	S 16	NE 6
kJ	1629	1347	1129	1019	816	625	461	361	282	224	178	123	90	35	45	33	13	7	4	6	5	21	26
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 13	E 13	SE 14	SSE 14	SE 14	SSE 13	NE 5	NNE 5	NE 5	NE 5	E 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	S 10	SSE 12	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	SE 12	SE 11	S 8	S 16
kJ	3	3	8	18	29	18	19	17	7	6	3	12	12	66	14	27	26	14	6	5	5	1	45
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	NE 13	NE 13	—	E 12	E 12	E 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	NE 12	NE 6	NE 6	SSE 11	—	SSE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	SE 12	S 13	S 13	SE 11	SE 11
kJ	—	7	7	—	3	3	3	15	15	15	6	2	2	13	—	14	14	5	5	3	3	5	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	NE 3	ENE 4	NE 5	NNW 3	NW 3	WNW 3	NNW 3	NE 6	NE 4	NE 4	—	NE 7	NW 3	NW 3	NNW 3	NNW 3	NE 3	NE 4	NE 4	—
kJ	—	—	—	5	22	32	7	4	1	8	10	2	7	—	67	3	2	1	1	4	26	23	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	33	44	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	33	45	9	0	89	171	241	103	10	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	2		2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1					1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	2	4	3	2	3	2	3	2	2	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	4	4

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