Blacks Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.07° S 177.80° E

Blacks Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Blacks Reef sea temperature is
12.5° C
1.4° 

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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Blacks Reef at 2AM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)17s
Afternoon (07 Aug)7ft (2.1m)15s
Evening (07 Aug)8ft (2.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 4°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
7
Saturday
8
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)
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
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
S
10
2
S
10
2.2
SSE
10
2
S
10
1.3
S
17
1.7
S
16
2.1
S
15
2.5
S
14
2.4
S
14
2.3
S
13
2.2
S
13
2.1
S
13
2
S
12
1.9
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1040
849
951
865
941
1384
1860
2507
2153
1866
1659
1446
1233
1062
911
800
663
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
ESE
10
E
10
NE
10
N
5
NW
5
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
11:41PM1.67m
12:04PM1.70m
00:33AM1.67m
1:01PM1.74m
Low Tide
5:54AM0.28m
6:23PM0.31m
6:46AM0.27m
7:22PM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:23
 mm
Temp °C
7
6
5
4
6
9
10
7
7
6
6
6
9
12
13
10
10
Feels °C
4
3
2
1
4
7
6
4
4
3
3
3
6
9
9
6
6
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