Blacks Reef surf break

Blacks Reef surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 07 Nov 2025 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
16.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Blacks Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Blacks Reef at 12PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 07). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (07 Nov)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (07 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
07
Saturday
08
Sunday
09
Mon
10
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.7
S
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
Period(s) (?)10101010101010101010101010109999171717161517
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2572041611641649413912114614014015916312912690888810099146139113146
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
10
NNW
5
WSW
15
SE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
NNE
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
SSE
15
E
15
ENE
5
N
10
W
5
W
5
NW
5
NE
5
SSE
15
E
20
E
5
E
10
W
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscrossglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:25AM
1.95
7:54PM
1.87
8:21AM
2.00
8:53PM
1.87
9:18AM
2.01
9:51PM
1.84
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:11AM
0.15
1:43PM
0.13
2:07AM
0.14
2:42PM
0.11
3:03AM
0.12
3:41PM
0.10
Friday
07
Saturday
08
Sunday
09
Mon
10
Sunrise-5:54-------5:52-------5:52------
Sunset-----7:51-------7:52-------7:52--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151620212020191716172122222418171617192121201716
Feels °C (?)141519191718181615172120192417171717202019211716
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