Blacks Reef surf break

Blacks Reef surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 02 Dec 2025 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
18.5° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Blacks Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Blacks Reef at 2PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Dec)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (02 Dec)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Evening (02 Dec)2ft (0.6m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.1
S
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.5
S
3.5
SW
5.5
SSW
5.5
S
5
S
5
S
4.5
S
4.5
S
3.5
S
3
SSE
Period(s) (?)10101399999999999671112121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9490461606060608160414040541899565668152735472336565614637612757
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NNW
10
W
10
WSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
SE
10
ENE
10
N
5
N
15
W
20
WSW
45
SW
50
SW
50
SW
45
SSW
40
SSW
25
SSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
glassglassoncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:42PM
1.71
4:12AM
1.75
4:39PM
1.77
5:08AM
1.85
5:38PM
1.82
6:06AM
1.94
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:30AM
0.29
9:55PM
0.24
10:30AM
0.26
10:52PM
0.23
11:29AM
0.23
11:52PM
0.21
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
Sunrise-------5:35-------5:35-------5:35
Sunset---8:17-------8:19-------8:20----
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
rain showers
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---------11117172-------
Temp. °C232425242018181819202121181515141416171615141315
Feels °C (?)2123232219181818192021211913126468810111113
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