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 pm 02 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Blacks Reef sea temperature is
14.9° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (03 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Blacks Reef at 3AM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 02). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)15s
Afternoon (03 Jun)1ft (0.3m)14s
Evening (03 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Friday
5
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
15
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
10
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.2
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
5
11
17
36
34
56
55
56
27
27
71
65
59
35
34
33
33
18
15
16
15
13
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
SSW
10
S
5
S
5
WNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
N
15
N
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:23PM1.66m
7:42AM1.53m
8:03PM1.63m
8:26AM1.50m
8:43PM1.60m
9:09AM1.47m
Low Tide
1:39AM0.47m
1:47PM0.47m
2:22AM0.44m
2:27PM0.45m
3:05AM0.41m
3:09PM0.44m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
7:18
7:20
7:20
4:53
4:52
4:52
Temp °C
16
15
15
14
15
15
15
13
13
13
12
11
12
16
18
16
15
16
17
17
18
19
19
17
14
13
14
12
14
14
14
12
12
12
11
10
11
14
16
14
13
14
15
16
16
17
17
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.3
SSW
10
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.4
NE
7
0.2
SSW
12
Energy kJ
690
596
490
490
460
400
385
314
250
205
163
119
103
75
73
54
53
54
56
18
15
16
12
13
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
15
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
S
12
0.3
SSW
10
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
7
0.3
S
9
0.2
S
9
Energy kJ
3
3
3
11
17
36
34
56
55
56
27
21
71
65
59
35
34
33
33
6
6
5
15
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
4
0.2
S
4
0.3
SSW
10
0.3
S
12
0.2
SSW
6
0.1
E
13
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
S
5
0.3
NE
8
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
Energy kJ
3
5
4
13
12
12
2
4
1
21
27
3
3
3
3
2
11
12
12
6
6
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
4
0.3
SSW
4
0.2
NNW
2
0.8
NE
8
0.6
NE
7
0.7
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.8
NNE
5
0.7
NE
7
Energy kJ
2
3
1
95
44
18
24
31
50
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
41
33
9
9
9
9
14
9
0
0
9
0
0
0
0
9
9
45
0
65
65
65
55
189
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
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