Blacks Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.07° S 177.80° E

Blacks Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Blacks Reef sea temperature is
14.1°C
0.6° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Blacks Reef at 3AM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 21). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Afternoon (21 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (21 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.4
S
15
1.4
S
14
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
1.4
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.1
S
12
1
S
10
1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.9
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1134
1092
835
779
518
400
387
298
233
237
801
820
663
546
333
210
202
194
154
149
146
113
115
151
Wind (km/h)
10
N
5
NNW
5
NW
5
S
10
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
5
NW
5
NW
5
N
5
E
10
E
15
ENE
10
ESE
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
S
15
ESE
15
ENE
10
NNE
Wind State
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
1:51AM1.36m
2:20PM1.44m
2:41AM1.36m
3:07PM1.45m
3:32AM1.39m
3:55PM1.49m
Low Tide
7:59AM0.44m
8:35PM0.37m
8:50AM0.42m
9:21PM0.35m
9:43AM0.39m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:11
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7:32
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Temp °C
10
10
10
15
17
17
15
13
12
12
13
17
19
20
18
15
13
12
11
14
16
17
15
14
Feels °C
8
9
9
14
15
14
13
11
10
10
11
16
16
17
17
14
11
10
9
12
14
14
12
11
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