Blacks Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.07° S 177.80° E

Blacks Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Blacks Reef sea temperature is
12.6°C
1.0° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Blacks Reef at 12PM is: 2.5m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 1.5m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 6.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)8ft (2.4m)14s
Afternoon (02 Sep)8ft (2.5m)17s
Evening (02 Sep)8ft (2.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
5
5
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.4
S
14
2.5
S
17
2.5
S
17
2.5
S
16
2.5
S
15
2.4
S
14
2.2
S
14
2
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3065
2430
2073
4302
4137
3356
2689
2346
1864
1391
1077
839
613
477
396
268
214
152
146
108
72
48
30
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
SE
10
ENE
5
NE
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
N
10
NNW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
9:13AM1.70m
9:40PM1.69m
9:59AM1.73m
10:30PM1.68m
10:50AM1.74m
Low Tide
3:05AM0.23m
3:28PM0.25m
3:52AM0.23m
4:20PM0.25m
4:42AM0.24m
5:13PM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:28
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:46
5:46
5:47
 mm
Temp °C
7
8
12
15
16
14
13
11
10
10
13
17
19
16
14
13
14
15
16
17
18
17
14
Feels °C
3
4
9
13
13
12
10
7
7
6
9
14
17
13
9
9
10
11
12
12
13
13
10
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