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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 6AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| 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 ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | |
356 | 350 | 418 | 425 | 1471 | 1855 | 1953 | 1340 | 1052 | 865 | 692 | 556 | 526 | 416 | 305 | 233 | 177 | 129 | 99 | 95 | 89 | 66 | 65 | 46 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 1:47AM1.63m | 2:18PM1.51m | 2:39AM1.58m | 3:13PM1.51m | 3:31AM1.55m | 4:04PM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:31PM0.18m | 8:06AM0.17m | 8:28PM0.23m | 8:58AM0.22m | 9:24PM0.28m | 9:48AM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | |
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Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 18 |
13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
356 | 350 | 418 | 425 | 1471 | 1855 | 1953 | 1340 | 1052 | 865 | 692 | 556 | 526 | 416 | 305 | 233 | 177 | 129 | 99 | 95 | 89 | 66 | 65 | 46 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | S 16 | E 11 | ENE 9 | 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 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
7 | 7 | 7 | 188 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | E 10 | NE 5 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | S 24 | E 11 | S 22 | S 22 | SE 12 | NE 8 | S 20 |
1 | 8 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 30 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — |
— | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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