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Blacks Reef surf break

Blacks Reef surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 18 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
18.6° 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 9AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 18). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Afternoon (18 Mar)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (18 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sat
21
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.9
E
1.1
E
1.4
E
1.8
E
2.5
E
3
E
3
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
E
3.5
E
3
ESE
3
SE
3
ESE
2.4
SSE
2.3
SSE
Period(s) (?)121211111111101010676811111111111111101099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)177134119114835854333266107156357137723162609273028842824197816641730839790
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
25
NE
25
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffcross-
off		offoffoffglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:40AM
1.55
6:05PM
1.49
6:32AM
1.62
6:57PM
1.57
7:22AM
1.68
7:48PM
1.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:56AM
0.26
12:17AM
0.23
12:48PM
0.22
1:06AM
0.19
1:38PM
0.18
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sat
21
Sunrise--7:07-------7:09-------7:09-----
Sunset-----7:24-------7:22-------7:21--
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------1211112211-11
Temp. °C141417202018171716171818171717171717161717161616
Feels °C (?)121215181715161716161616151414141413121313121313
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