Blacks Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.07° S 177.80° E

Blacks Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Blacks Reef sea temperature is
12.9°C
0.8° 

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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Blacks Reef at 9AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)8ft (2.5m)8s
Afternoon (08 Sep)8ft (2.5m)9s
Evening (08 Sep)7ft (2.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
9
2.2
SSE
9
2.1
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.5
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
7
0.3
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1282
1089
987
891
877
749
599
456
314
253
270
253
260
261
177
149
111
79
65
54
55
44
48
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
NW
5
NW
5
ESE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
10
NW
5
WSW
10
NW
15
NNW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:15AM1.61m
2:43PM1.74m
3:14AM1.61m
3:41PM1.74m
4:12AM1.62m
4:37PM1.75m
Low Tide
8:26AM0.16m
9:05PM0.15m
9:27AM0.13m
10:02PM0.13m
10:25AM0.11m
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:53
 mm
5
1
1
Temp °C
8
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
9
8
11
13
12
11
10
10
10
9
12
16
16
14
12
Feels °C
1
3
3
4
4
5
6
7
7
6
9
11
8
6
7
6
6
5
7
13
14
11
9
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