Blacks Reef surf break

Blacks Reef surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 24 May 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
15.0° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Blacks Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Blacks Reef at 11AM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 24). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Afternoon (24 May)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Evening (24 May)5ft (1.6m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wed
27
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
1
1
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
14
1.1
S
16
1.3
S
16
1.7
S
15
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.6
S
17
1.7
S
17
1.7
S
17
1.7
S
16
1.7
S
16
1.7
S
16
1.7
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.5
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
116
144
636
847
1258
1175
1012
1434
1682
1643
1529
1456
1361
1196
1147
942
888
757
746
630
681
420
413
342
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
NE
0
ENE
5
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
15
SW
15
SW
15
S
20
S
20
S
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
12:03PM1.61m
00:31AM1.68m
1:00PM1.56m
1:24AM1.61m
1:57PM1.54m
Low Tide
5:58AM0.11m
6:15PM0.17m
6:51AM0.15m
7:10PM0.24m
7:42AM0.22m
8:07PM0.31m
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:11
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:58
4:58
4:57
4:57
3
Temp °C
12
13
14
13
13
12
12
11
12
11
12
13
13
11
11
10
10
10
12
13
14
14
13
12
11
10
12
10
10
10
10
10
11
10
11
11
9
7
8
7
7
7
10
10
11
11
10
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
11
0.8
ENE
11
1.1
S
16
1.3
S
16
1.7
S
15
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.6
S
17
1.7
S
17
1.7
S
17
1.7
S
16
1.7
S
16
1.7
S
16
1.7
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.5
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
Energy kJ
116
156
636
847
1258
1175
1012
1434
1682
1643
1529
1456
1361
1196
1147
942
888
757
746
630
681
420
413
342
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
S
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
Energy kJ
65
80
136
136
136
133
106
106
100
98
96
96
96
71
71
71
74
74
110
80
83
85
86
84
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
11
0.6
S
14
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.9
ENE
10
0.1
E
13
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.1
E
12
0.2
NNE
4
0.8
ENE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
10
0.5
S
16
Energy kJ
43
144
4
4
163
3
6
5
3
2
133
4
4
125
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
3
0.8
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.5
NE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.4
SW
3
1.1
SSW
5
1.3
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.3
S
6
Energy kJ
3
21
32
36
5
10
7
2
50
112
99
115
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
1
1
1
Distance (km)
3
73
89
114
6
6
6
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
3
3
3
9
94
79
88
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
7
7
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
7
9
9
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