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Blacks Reef surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand
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Blacks Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Blacks Reef sea temperature is
15.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Blacks Reef today?
The current surf forecast for Blacks Reef at 4AM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (15 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Blacks Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | |
859 | 650 | 587 | 427 | 417 | 737 | 1865 | 1676 | 1451 | 1214 | 1127 | 1077 | 715 | 860 | 833 | 805 | 789 | 687 | 678 | 666 | 639 | 617 | 611 | 511 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 3:35AM1.68m | 4:03PM1.71m | 4:30AM1.74m | 4:58PM1.82m | 5:26AM1.80m | 5:54PM1.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:25PM0.31m | 9:48AM0.27m | 10:20PM0.27m | 10:45AM0.24m | 11:16PM0.22m | 11:41AM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | E 9 | S 10 | S 15 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 16 | S 15 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
127 | 25 | 587 | 115 | 380 | 737 | 1865 | 1676 | 1451 | 1214 | 1127 | 1077 | 715 | 174 | 167 | 55 | 54 | 53 | 51 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 22 | S 22 | ENE 10 | S 20 | S 19 | S 23 | S 21 | S 16 | S 16 |
25 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 50 | 56 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 9 | 9 | 62 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 36 | 48 | 75 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 20 | S 20 | E 10 | — | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | ENE 11 | S 23 | — | — | S 20 | — | S 23 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 21 | S 19 |
— | — | 31 | 30 | 48 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 84 | 90 | 10 | — | — | 8 | — | 11 | 12 | 12 | 35 | 64 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 |
859 | 650 | — | 427 | 417 | 367 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 860 | 833 | 805 | 789 | 687 | 678 | 666 | 639 | 617 | 611 | 511 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 93 | 157 | 9 | 73 | 14 | 14 | 41 | 79 | 157 | 157 | 93 |
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