Blacks Reef surf break

Blacks Reef surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 24 Feb 2026 NZDT
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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
19.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Blacks Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Blacks Reef at 1AM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 24). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (25 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (25 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSE
1.5
S
2.2
S
2
S
1.6
S
1.4
S
1.1
S
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SSE
Period(s) (?)8877777101088899999910109999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7626852243925718413410210025024423424522219315815412711711778755647
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
ESE
20
ENE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NW
15
W
10
WSW
5
SW
5
S
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:21AM
1.77
12:54PM
1.70
1:21AM
1.76
1:51PM
1.67
2:21AM
1.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:12PM
0.20
6:45AM
0.23
7:07PM
0.21
7:43AM
0.22
8:03PM
0.21
8:43AM
0.21
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise-----6:46-------6:47-------6:48--
Sunset-7:58-------7:55-------7:54------
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
----------------------12
Temp. °C211716161615161718161514151620232322221919191918
Feels °C (?)181413131312141616131111131420222121211819202017
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