Blacks Reef Surf Break
Lat Long: 39.07° S 177.80° E

Blacks Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Blacks Reef

Issued: 11 pm 08 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Blacks Reef sea temperature is
15.0° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (09 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jun, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jun, local time) - 25ft (7.5m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jun, local time) - 25ft (7.5m), 17s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Blacks Reef at 5AM is: 3.5m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jun)16ft (5.0m)10s
Afternoon (09 Jun)25ft (7.5m)17s
Evening (09 Jun)25ft (7.5m)17s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon night, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
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0
!
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0
0
2
0
1
1
2
2
2
4
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
17
1.4
SSW
16
3
S
8
4
S
9
5
S
10
6.5
S
14
7.5
S
17
8
S
17
7.5
S
17
7
S
17
6
S
16
5
S
16
5
S
15
5
S
14
3.5
S
14
3.5
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.4
S
11
2.3
SSE
10
2.1
SSE
10
2.3
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
386
1029
1165
2438
4927
15729
30957
38088
34313
26225
17697
12908
10892
9054
5352
3705
2966
2236
1704
1583
1304
1079
884
1103
Wind (km/h)
25
W
45
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
SW
45
SW
50
SSW
50
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
Wind State
cross
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
11:43PM1.53m
12:01PM1.48m
00:32AM1.56m
12:52PM1.53m
1:21AM1.61m
1:47PM1.61m
Low Tide
5:59AM0.33m
6:13PM0.38m
6:46AM0.32m
7:05PM0.37m
7:34AM0.31m
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:52
4:52
4:52
 mm
2
1
1
Temp °C
14
12
10
10
10
11
11
10
11
11
11
11
10
11
12
13
11
10
8
8
9
11
11
9
Feels °C
9
3
2
1
1
1
0
-1
1
2
3
4
4
5
6
7
7
6
4
4
6
8
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
17
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
5
S
15
4
S
14
2.3
SSE
10
2.3
SSE
10
2.4
SSE
11
2.3
SSE
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.4
S
11
2.3
SSE
10
2.1
SSE
10
2.3
SSE
10
Energy kJ
386
6
2
10892
6419
1084
1126
1388
1170
1704
1583
1304
1079
884
1103
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
9
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.7
S
13
0.3
SSE
16
0.6
S
15
0.8
SSE
15
1
SSE
14
0.3
SSW
11
Energy kJ
85
7
7
171
51
172
284
395
24
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
NE
6
0.2
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
15
0.1
S
19
0.2
S
18
0.2
SSW
18
Energy kJ
2
2
26
201
7
25
30
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
4
1.4
SSW
16
3
S
8
4
S
9
5
S
10
6.5
S
14
7.5
S
17
8
S
17
7.5
S
17
7
S
17
6
S
16
5
S
16
4.5
S
15
5
S
14
3.5
S
14
3.5
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
11
2.2
SSW
11
1.9
SSW
12
Energy kJ
10
1029
1165
2438
4927
15729
30957
38088
34313
26225
17697
12908
8815
9054
5352
3705
2966
2236
1081
964
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
4
4
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
4
3
3
3
4
Distance (km)
3
99
130
130
157
169
169
169
265
169
89
75
89
79
88
75
75
75
75
9
3
9
3
0
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Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
5
5
6
9
9
8
9
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
6
5
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
5
5
6
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
9
9
9
9
7
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