Blacks Reef Surf Break
Lat Long: 39.07° S 177.80° E

Blacks Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Blacks Reef

Issued: 5 am 09 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Blacks Reef sea temperature is
15.0° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (09 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jun, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jun, local time) - 25ft (7.5m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jun, local time) - 25ft (7.5m), 17s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Blacks Reef at 11AM is: 6.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jun)18ft (5.5m)10s
Afternoon (09 Jun)25ft (7.5m)17s
Evening (09 Jun)25ft (7.5m)17s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Fri
12
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
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0
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0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
8
4
SSW
9
5.5
S
10
6.5
S
14
7.5
S
17
8
S
17
7.5
S
17
7
S
17
6
S
16
5.5
S
16
5
S
15
5
S
14
3.5
S
14
3.5
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
10
2.4
S
10
2.2
S
10
2.3
SSE
10
2.2
SSE
13
2.1
SSE
12
2
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1048
2342
5427
17172
33801
37218
35221
26225
18302
13237
10745
9435
5352
3705
2854
2145
1626
1397
1184
1020
1038
1532
1211
1084
Wind (km/h)
35
SSW
45
SSW
40
SW
45
SW
50
SSW
50
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
NW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
12:01PM1.48m
00:32AM1.56m
12:52PM1.53m
1:21AM1.61m
1:47PM1.61m
Low Tide
5:59AM0.33m
6:13PM0.38m
6:46AM0.32m
7:05PM0.37m
7:34AM0.31m
8:01PM0.36m
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:52
4:52
4:52
4:52
 mm
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
10
11
11
10
11
11
11
11
9
11
12
13
12
10
9
8
9
10
11
9
8
8
Feels °C
2
0
0
0
-1
-1
1
1
2
3
3
5
6
8
7
5
5
4
5
7
8
8
7
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
5
S
15
4
S
14
2.2
SSE
11
2.2
SSE
10
2
SSE
10
0.8
S
13
2.5
S
10
2.4
S
10
2.2
S
10
2.3
SSE
10
2.2
SSE
13
2.1
SSE
12
2
SSE
12
Energy kJ
6
10745
6744
1123
1071
772
209
1397
1184
1020
1038
1532
1211
1084
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
S
18
0.3
SSE
16
0.6
S
16
0.8
SSE
15
1.1
SSE
14
0.2
S
18
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
S
16
Energy kJ
2
6
51
174
288
421
25
57
46
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
15
0.1
S
19
0.2
S
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
16
Energy kJ
84
209
7
25
61
18
100
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
8
4
SSW
9
5.5
S
10
6.5
S
14
7.5
S
17
8
S
17
7.5
S
17
7
S
17
6
S
16
5.5
S
16
4.5
S
15
5
S
14
3.5
S
14
3.5
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
11
2.5
S
11
Energy kJ
1048
2342
5427
17172
33801
37218
35221
26225
18302
13237
9088
9435
5352
3705
2854
2145
1626
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
4
3
2
2
2
2
3
4
2
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
Distance (km)
130
82
157
169
169
169
265
169
89
75
89
79
88
75
75
41
75
33
3
9
3
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
5
9
8
9
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
9
9
9
9
9
8
6
8
7
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