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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 11 am Friday 08 May 2026 NZSTForecast 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
15.6° C
(Which is 1.2°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 3PM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 08). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (08 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Blacks Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Mon 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 16 | SW 6 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | |
35 | 32 | 33 | 35 | 36 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 35 | 33 | 46 | 35 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 19 | 14 | 326 | 930 | 1108 | 1832 | 2471 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 10:17AM1.46m | 10:35PM1.53m | 10:59AM1.42m | 11:23PM1.49m | 11:43AM1.39m | 00:12AM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:22PM0.46m | 4:59AM0.40m | 5:06PM0.44m | 5:43AM0.37m | 5:52PM0.42m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 |
 | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | 5:08 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 16 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
14 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | S 15 | S 15 | E 11 | E 11 |
 kJ | 15 | 32 | 33 | 35 | 36 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 232 | 243 | 734 | 732 | 769 | 721 | 670 | 639 | 531 | 503 | 486 | 411 | 930 | 1108 | 242 | 242 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | — | S 20 | S 11 | S 10 | — | NNE 15 | ENE 14 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 6 | S 16 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 11 | ENE 11 |
| kJ | 35 | — | 8 | 2 | 2 | — | 22 | 21 | 69 | 192 | 36 | 35 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 14 | 9 | 326 | 364 | 302 | 493 | 340 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 10 | — | S 20 | — | — | — | S 10 | S 19 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 13 | S 18 | — | — | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | — | 8 | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 35 | 33 | 46 | 6 | — | — | 26 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 6 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | — | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 2 | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | SSW 2 | SW 4 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 45 | 74 | 106 | 151 | 243 | 257 | 283 | 278 | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 10 | 1832 | 2471 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 45 | 0 | 45 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 41 | 49 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 91 | 62 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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