Blacks Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.07° S 177.80° E

Blacks Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Blacks Reef sea temperature is
13.2°C
0.8° 

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


How big are the waves at Blacks Reef today (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Blacks Reef at 9AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (21 Sep)7ft (2.2m)11s
Evening (21 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SW by Wed morning).

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
4
3
3
3
3
1
2
3
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
S
12
3.5
S
13
3
S
13
2.5
S
12
2.2
S
11
1.9
S
11
1.7
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1
S
12
0.8
S
10
1.9
S
6
2.3
SSW
7
1.9
S
7
1.7
S
8
1.6
SSW
8
1.8
SSW
8
2.1
S
7
2.3
S
8
2.5
S
8
2.5
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5583
3727
2663
1768
1233
795
590
441
333
480
389
266
122
253
532
397
377
367
427
465
593
756
737
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
10
WNW
0
NNW
10
ESE
20
ENE
20
NE
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WSW
10
SSE
25
S
30
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
30
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
00:41AM1.44m
1:14PM1.49m
1:29AM1.38m
2:00PM1.46m
2:18AM1.35m
2:46PM1.45m
Low Tide
6:53AM0.45m
7:29PM0.44m
7:39AM0.44m
8:15PM0.41m
8:29AM0.42m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:00
5:58
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:02
6:04
6:05
 mm
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
8
7
11
14
15
12
12
11
10
11
15
17
15
9
9
8
7
7
9
9
10
10
9
Feels °C
3
3
9
11
10
8
10
8
7
8
13
15
10
3
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
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