Blacks Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.07° S 177.80° E

Blacks Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Blacks Reef sea temperature is
12.7° C
1.2° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Blacks Reef at 9AM is: 5.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)16ft (5.0m)12s
Afternoon (05 Aug)13ft (4.0m)12s
Evening (05 Aug)11ft (3.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Fri afternoon, min 4°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed morning, calm by Fri morning).

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
S
12
5.5
S
12
5
S
12
4.5
S
12
4
S
12
4
S
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
11
3
S
11
2.5
S
11
1.9
SSW
11
2.1
S
10
1.1
SSE
12
2.1
SSE
10
1.9
SSE
10
1.9
SSE
10
1.5
S
16
1.8
S
15
1.8
S
14
2.3
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7516
8279
6919
5569
4837
4297
3601
3027
2626
2749
2174
1962
1439
769
951
371
889
769
712
1149
1492
1340
2068
Wind (km/h)
45
SW
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
E
10
E
10
NE
10
N
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
10:22AM1.63m
10:51PM1.66m
11:10AM1.67m
11:41PM1.67m
12:04PM1.70m
Low Tide
4:19AM0.27m
4:38PM0.30m
5:05AM0.28m
5:29PM0.31m
5:54AM0.28m
6:23PM0.31m
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:05
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
 mm
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
5
7
7
8
8
8
9
7
7
7
7
9
9
7
6
5
5
4
6
9
10
8
7
Feels °C
-5
-3
-3
-1
0
0
2
1
0
1
1
3
4
3
2
1
2
1
4
7
7
4
4
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