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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 5 pm Friday 24 Apr 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
16.1° 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 11PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 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 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Mon 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 8 | SE 8 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | |
132 | 129 | 97 | 129 | 171 | 140 | 140 | 109 | 115 | 200 | 640 | 743 | 890 | 804 | 653 | 546 | 416 | 344 | 356 | 423 | 356 | 446 | 2115 | 2761 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 11:54PM1.75m | 12:22PM1.61m | 00:52AM1.69m | 1:20PM1.55m | 1:47AM1.63m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:38PM0.12m | 6:17AM0.12m | 6:34PM0.14m | 7:13AM0.14m | 7:31PM0.18m | 8:06AM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — |
 | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 |
 kJ | 132 | 129 | 95 | 84 | 171 | 140 | 140 | 109 | 115 | 123 | 640 | 743 | 890 | 804 | 653 | 546 | 416 | 344 | 356 | 423 | 356 | 446 | 2115 | 2761 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | ESE 7 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 18 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | S 16 | ENE 9 | — |
| kJ | 82 | 82 | 84 | 73 | 123 | 83 | 77 | 74 | 48 | 200 | 5 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 255 | 8 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 9 | SE 7 | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 18 | S 18 | E 9 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 20 | 38 | 97 | 129 | 14 | 36 | 24 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 25 | 6 | — | 7 | 8 | 8 | 25 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | S 3 | S 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 29 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 73 | 75 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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