Blacks Reef surf break

Blacks Reef surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 19 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
16.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Blacks Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Blacks Reef at 6AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 19). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (20 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (20 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


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Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.3
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.6
S
2
S
2.3
S
2.5
S
3
S
4.5
S
5.5
S
5.5
S
5.5
S
4.5
S
4.5
S
4
S
Period(s) (?)9999888888810101011111011111212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6666655555111605208571168148916954311707387457287514842384055
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
ENE
5
WNW
5
SSW
0
SE
5
ENE
10
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
W
25
W
35
W
35
WSW
30
SW
50
SSW
50
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffcross-
off
crossonglassglasscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
onononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:13PM
1.88
7:41AM
1.81
8:06PM
1.93
8:37AM
1.81
8:59PM
1.93
9:34AM
1.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:29AM
0.15
1:52PM
0.14
2:26AM
0.13
2:46PM
0.13
3:24AM
0.11
3:43PM
0.12
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise----6:41-------6:41-------6:41---
Sunset------5:34-------5:31-------5:30-
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----211473---1421344111
Temp. °C171615151716161515141413141414121314131212131212
Feels °C (?)16141414161616161513111011109679433444
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