Blacks Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.07° S 177.80° E

Blacks Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Blacks Reef sea temperature is
12.0° C
1.8° 

Blacks Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Blacks Reef today (15 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Blacks Reef at 9PM is: 2.2m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)--
Afternoon (15 Aug)7ft (2.2m)9s
Evening (15 Aug)7ft (2.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Tue morning).

Sat
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.2
ESE
9
2.1
ESE
9
1.8
ESE
9
1.6
E
8
0.7
SSW
17
3
SSW
7
4
SSW
9
4
SSW
10
4.5
S
10
4
S
10
4.5
S
10
4.5
S
10
4
S
10
4
S
10
3.5
S
10
3.5
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
741
759
692
631
493
367
307
964
2431
3092
3700
3448
3978
3827
3459
2971
2646
2269
2007
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
30
SSW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SW
45
SW
35
SSW
35
S
35
S
40
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
30
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
7:41PM1.84m
8:11AM1.75m
8:31PM1.81m
9:00AM1.76m
Low Tide
1:24PM0.08m
2:02AM0.11m
2:17PM0.13m
2:51AM0.16m
3:09PM0.20m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:31
 mm
2
2
5
2
2
3
2
2
2
5
12
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
12
12
10
10
10
9
9
10
9
9
8
9
9
9
8
8
Feels °C
10
10
10
9
7
2
2
2
0
1
3
1
1
0
1
1
2
1
1
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