Blacks Reef surf break

Blacks Reef surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 02 Jun 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
14.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Blacks Reef today (02 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Blacks Reef at 4PM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 02). An open ocean swell of 2.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Afternoon (02 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Evening (02 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Tue morning, calm by Wed night).

Tue
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Fri
5
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.1
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
4
4
3
3
3
11
4
17
36
34
56
55
56
27
27
71
65
59
54
34
33
33
19
Wind (km/h)
40
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
0
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
6:58AM1.55m
7:23PM1.66m
7:42AM1.53m
8:03PM1.63m
8:26AM1.50m
8:43PM1.60m
Low Tide
1:08PM0.48m
1:39AM0.47m
1:47PM0.47m
2:22AM0.44m
2:27PM0.45m
3:05AM0.41m
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:53
4:53
4:52
4:52
2
1
1
Temp °C
16
18
19
18
17
16
15
15
16
16
15
13
14
13
12
11
12
16
18
16
15
15
14
15
10
15
17
16
15
14
13
14
15
15
13
12
14
12
11
10
11
15
16
14
13
13
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
2
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
Energy kJ
16
4
4
794
676
619
520
433
416
370
307
258
205
169
163
119
90
79
73
78
49
58
56
22
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.2
S
15
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
S
12
0.3
SSW
10
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
10
Energy kJ
3
3
3
11
3
17
36
34
56
55
56
27
21
71
65
59
54
34
33
33
19
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
15
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
4
0.3
S
5
0.4
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.3
S
12
0.2
SSW
4
0.2
S
4
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.3
NE
9
0.2
S
12
0.2
E
9
Energy kJ
3
4
13
12
12
2
4
6
3
27
1
1
3
3
12
12
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NE
8
3
ENE
9
2.4
ENE
10
3
NE
10
0.4
NNW
3
0.2
NNW
2
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.5
NE
3
0.3
NNW
2
0.8
NE
8
0.4
NNE
3
Energy kJ
819
1281
1080
1649
4
1
3
6
16
5
1
93
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
264
265
46
46
33
11
33
9
9
9
14
0
0
0
9
0
0
0
0
0
45
45
0
65
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
4
2
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
4
5
5
7
5
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