Blacks Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.07° S 177.80° E

Blacks Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Blacks Reef sea temperature is
14.9°C
0.1° 

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 (24 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Blacks Reef at 8AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (24 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (24 Oct)4ft (1.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
2
1
0
1
0
1
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
9
0.9
S
15
1.1
S
14
1.2
S
14
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
11
1
S
10
1
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
15
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
19
0.5
S
18
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
216
202
353
478
515
670
551
434
325
233
212
204
125
121
112
126
122
121
80
120
155
192
183
157
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
ESE
5
NNE
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
5
WSW
10
ESE
20
ENE
20
NE
10
N
10
NW
5
WNW
10
NW
5
W
5
SSE
10
NE
15
NNW
25
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:22AM1.46m
4:45PM1.55m
5:12AM1.55m
5:37PM1.62m
6:03AM1.64m
6:28PM1.69m
Low Tide
10:08PM0.33m
10:35AM0.35m
10:58PM0.31m
11:27AM0.31m
11:51PM0.29m
12:17PM0.28m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:07
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7:36
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Temp °C
14
15
16
21
25
26
24
20
16
14
13
17
19
19
17
15
14
12
12
17
21
21
22
17
Feels °C
12
12
13
19
23
23
21
17
13
11
11
15
16
15
14
13
12
10
10
15
19
18
18
11
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