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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 pm Wednesday 30 Apr 2025 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
18.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Blacks Reef today?
The current surf forecast for Blacks Reef at 2AM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 1.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (01 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (01 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Blacks Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 9 |
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| Energy (?) | 1092 | 900 | 745 | 687 | 908 | 753 | 627 | 566 | 508 | 2181 | 4382 | 5782 | 6377 | 7064 | 7543 | 6904 | 6797 | 6517 | 5932 | 4083 | 2859 | 2317 | 1368 | 1132 | 1086 | 766 | 660 | 350 | 687 | 1107 | 1581 | 1663 | 1389 | 1429 | 845 | 1158 | 2720 | 2187 | 1736 | 1293 | 956 | 827 | 699 | 469 | 418 | 342 | 294 | 343 | 350 | 281 | 265 | 204 | 163 | 128 | 98 | 64 | 43 | 43 | 47 | 27 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:51PM 2.01 | 8:23AM 1.87 | 8:46PM 1.99 | 9:21AM 1.83 | 9:41PM 1.92 | 10:16AM 1.76 | 10:38PM 1.83 | 11:09AM 1.67 | 11:35PM 1.73 | 12:01PM 1.58 | 12:29AM 1.64 | 12:55PM 1.49 | 1:21AM 1.56 | 1:51PM 1.44 | 2:10AM 1.50 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:12AM 0.11 | 2:33PM 0.14 | 3:11AM 0.13 | 3:29PM 0.16 | 4:08AM 0.15 | 4:25PM 0.18 | 5:03AM 0.17 | 5:20PM 0.20 | 5:58AM 0.20 | 6:13PM 0.24 | 6:51AM 0.23 | 7:05PM 0.28 | 7:41AM 0.27 | 7:59PM 0.33 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 01 | Friday 02 | Saturday 03 | Sunday 04 | Monday 05 | Tuesday 06 | Wednesday 07 | Thursday 08 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:13 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
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