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Blacks Reef Surf Forecast
/ Gisborne and Mahia (37 surf breaks) /
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Blacks Reef surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 28 Mar 2026 NZDTForecast 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 normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Blacks Reef today?
The current surf forecast for Blacks Reef at 11AM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 28). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Mar) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Mar) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Mar) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Blacks Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | Monday 30 | Tue 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 19 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 488 | 390 | 432 | 367 | 314 | 607 | 607 | 669 | 718 | 830 | 746 | 734 | 761 | 558 | 635 | 546 | 418 | 354 | 303 | 268 | 229 | 166 | 270 | 339 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross | glass | glass | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:08AM 1.71 | 2:36PM 1.58 | 3:05AM 1.68 | 3:34PM 1.55 | 4:00AM 1.65 | 4:30PM 1.53 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:29AM 0.16 | 8:47PM 0.17 | 9:25AM 0.16 | 9:45PM 0.18 | 10:20AM 0.18 | 10:42PM 0.19 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | Monday 30 | Tue 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:06 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 24 | 25 | 20 | 19 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 16 |
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