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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
15.8° C
(Which is 1.4°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Blacks Reef today?
The current surf forecast for Blacks Reef at 11PM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Apr) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (27 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Blacks Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thu 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 17 | S 15 | S 14 | S 6 | S 6 | |
1938 | 1513 | 1052 | 865 | 692 | 625 | 526 | 408 | 305 | 233 | 173 | 130 | 101 | 96 | 68 | 66 | 47 | 46 | 31 | 53 | 71 | 102 | 152 | 193 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 2:18PM1.51m | 2:39AM1.58m | 3:13PM1.51m | 3:31AM1.55m | 4:04PM1.54m | 4:22AM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:28PM0.23m | 8:58AM0.22m | 9:24PM0.28m | 9:48AM0.28m | 10:18PM0.32m | 10:38AM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | |
5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | NE 5 | S 8 | S 14 | NE 8 | S 14 |
1938 | 1513 | 1052 | 865 | 692 | 625 | 526 | 408 | 305 | 233 | 173 | 130 | 101 | 96 | 68 | 66 | 47 | 46 | 31 | 13 | 18 | 102 | 10 | 132 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 11 | NE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | NE 4 | NE 4 | S 22 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | SSE 8 | S 15 | NE 5 | E 15 | NE 8 |
8 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 71 | 4 | 4 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | S 24 | E 10 | S 22 | S 12 | SE 12 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 17 | NE 5 | SSE 10 | NE 15 | SE 10 |
— | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 29 | 53 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | — | NE 4 | — | NE 4 | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | SSW 8 | S 6 | S 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 10 | 8 | 11 | — | 4 | — | 8 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 50 | 152 | 193 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 89 | 114 | 130 |
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