Blacks Reef Surf Break
Lat Long: 39.07° S 177.80° E

Blacks Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Blacks Reef

Issued: 11 am 09 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Blacks Reef sea temperature is
15.0° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (09 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jun, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jun, local time) - 25ft (7.5m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jun, local time) - 25ft (7.5m), 17s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Blacks Reef at 2PM is: 7.5m 17s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jun)16ft (5.0m)10s
Afternoon (09 Jun)25ft (7.5m)17s
Evening (09 Jun)25ft (7.5m)17s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Tue
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Fri
12
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
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0
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0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
2
3
3
3
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
S
10
7
S
14
7.5
S
17
8
S
17
7.5
S
17
7
S
17
6
S
16
5
S
16
5
S
15
4
S
14
3.5
S
14
3.5
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
11
2.5
S
10
3
S
10
2.3
S
10
2.2
S
10
2.3
SSE
10
2.2
SSE
13
2.1
SSE
12
2
SSE
12
1.9
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5121
17703
33323
36786
34817
26225
18302
12743
10754
6744
5341
3497
2739
1980
1481
1639
1090
1000
1038
1497
1180
1054
937
667
Wind (km/h)
45
SW
45
SW
50
SSW
50
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
12:01PM1.48m
00:32AM1.56m
12:52PM1.53m
1:21AM1.61m
1:47PM1.61m
2:13AM1.67m
Low Tide
6:13PM0.38m
6:46AM0.32m
7:05PM0.37m
7:34AM0.31m
8:01PM0.36m
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:52
4:52
4:52
4:52
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
11
11
10
10
11
11
11
9
11
12
13
12
10
9
8
8
10
11
9
8
8
7
7
Feels °C
0
0
-1
-1
0
1
3
4
3
5
6
8
7
6
5
4
5
6
8
7
6
6
5
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
S
15
2.1
SSE
10
2.1
SSE
10
2
SSE
10
0.8
S
13
2.5
S
10
2.3
S
10
2.2
S
10
2.3
SSE
10
2.2
SSE
13
2.1
SSE
12
2
SSE
12
1.9
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
11
Energy kJ
9211
821
890
756
209
1293
1090
1000
1038
1497
1180
1054
937
667
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
18
0.3
SSE
16
0.6
S
16
0.8
SSE
15
1.1
SSE
13
0.2
S
18
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
S
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SE
13
Energy kJ
6
51
174
284
408
24
57
47
50
44
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
15
0.9
SSW
12
0.2
S
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
S
16
Energy kJ
207
193
25
60
18
17
35
44
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
S
10
7
S
14
7.5
S
17
8
S
17
7.5
S
17
7
S
17
6
S
16
5
S
16
5
S
15
4
S
14
3.5
S
14
3.5
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
11
2.5
S
10
3
S
10
1.8
SSW
12
Energy kJ
5121
17703
33323
36786
34817
26225
18302
12743
10754
6744
5341
3497
2739
1980
1481
1639
859
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
3
4
4
3
2
2
2
4
3
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
Distance (km)
157
169
169
169
265
169
89
75
89
79
88
79
75
33
44
9
3
9
3
3
3
3
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
8
9
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
7
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
7
8
8
9
9
9
7
6
8
6
6
5
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