Blacks Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.07° S 177.80° E

Blacks Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Blacks Reef sea temperature is
13.0° C
1.2° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Blacks Reef at 8PM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.4m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)5ft (1.6m)16s
Afternoon (17 Jul)5ft (1.6m)16s
Evening (17 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
6
6
5
5
4
4
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SE
16
1.6
SE
16
1.6
SE
16
1.7
SE
15
1.7
SE
15
1.6
SE
15
1.6
SE
15
1.6
SE
15
1.6
SE
14
1.5
SE
14
1.1
S
24
2
S
23
2.3
S
21
2.3
S
20
2.3
S
19
2.2
S
19
2.1
S
18
2
S
18
1.8
S
17
1.8
S
16
1.7
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1350
1317
1267
1297
1262
1171
1048
1020
992
874
1344
4123
4715
4264
3933
3454
2796
2454
1903
1709
1471
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
0
SE
10
E
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
5
NW
10
W
10
SW
10
S
0
SW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
7:42AM1.78m
8:06PM1.93m
8:36AM1.77m
8:58PM1.88m
9:27AM1.75m
Low Tide
1:47PM0.03m
2:28AM0.06m
2:42PM0.06m
3:21AM0.09m
3:36PM0.13m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:07
5:07
 mm
Temp °C
10
13
13
10
10
9
8
8
8
11
12
10
10
9
9
9
10
12
12
11
11
Feels °C
9
12
11
7
7
7
6
6
5
8
10
9
8
7
7
7
8
9
9
9
9
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