Blacks Reef Surf Break
Lat Long: 39.07° S 177.80° E

Blacks Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Blacks Reef

Issued: 11 am 08 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Blacks Reef sea temperature is
15.1° C

Normal for this time of year

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 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Blacks Reef at 6PM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jun)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (08 Jun)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (08 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)17s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.

Mon
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thu
11
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
!
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0
!
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0
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
9
1.1
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.7
S
18
0.8
S
17
1.6
SSW
16
3.5
S
8
4
SSW
9
5
S
21
6.5
S
15
8
S
17
8.5
S
18
8
S
18
7
S
17
6
S
16
5
S
16
5.5
S
15
5
S
14
3.5
S
14
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
3
S
11
3
S
11
2.5
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
241
194
131
336
386
1305
1572
2327
24032
19173
37198
42374
37930
27623
18760
12903
12834
9242
5417
3705
3138
2331
1814
1509
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
WNW
5
NW
25
WSW
25
W
50
SSW
40
SSW
35
SW
40
SW
45
SW
50
SSW
50
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:15AM1.45m
11:43PM1.53m
12:01PM1.48m
00:32AM1.56m
12:52PM1.53m
1:21AM1.61m
Low Tide
5:25PM0.39m
5:59AM0.33m
6:13PM0.38m
6:46AM0.32m
7:05PM0.37m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:22
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:52
4:52
4:52
4:52
 mm
2
1
1
Temp °C
11
15
17
15
14
11
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
12
11
10
11
12
13
12
12
10
9
8
Feels °C
8
12
15
10
9
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
1
3
3
4
5
7
8
7
8
6
5
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
9
1.1
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
17
0.2
E
9
0.2
ENE
9
1.8
SSW
19
4.5
S
15
4
S
14
2.2
SSE
11
2.1
SE
11
2.3
SSE
10
2.1
SSE
10
2.5
S
11
Energy kJ
241
194
127
103
386
6
8
2293
9174
6419
1123
1084
1105
959
1509
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
9
0.3
S
18
0.4
SSW
20
0.7
S
18
0.7
S
9
0.1
SE
13
0.2
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
16
Energy kJ
8
59
131
336
85
7
28
87
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
19
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
NE
6
0.5
S
16
Energy kJ
29
6
6
8
2
2
129
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
3
0.3
NW
3
0.2
WNW
3
0.6
W
3
1.6
SSW
16
3.5
S
8
4
SSW
9
5
S
21
6.5
S
15
8
S
17
8.5
S
18
8
S
18
7
S
17
6
S
16
5
S
16
5.5
S
15
5
S
14
3.5
S
14
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
3
S
11
3
S
11
Energy kJ
1
1
1
7
1305
1572
2327
24032
19173
37198
42374
37930
27623
18760
12903
12834
9242
5417
3705
3138
2331
1814
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
2
2
1
2
7
1
2
4
2
4
4
3
2
2
2
4
3
5
5
4
Distance (km)
0
3
0
33
3
89
130
75
73
169
169
169
169
89
79
89
75
88
88
79
75
33
33
9
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
3
5
5
4
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Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
1
3
2
6
7
9
5
9
8
7
9
5
5
5
4
4
5
8
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
7
6
7
5
6
8
6
9
9
8
7
9
5
7
7
6
5
5
8
6
9
9
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