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Blacks Reef surf break

Blacks Reef surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 21 Nov 2025 NZDT
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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
17.1° C
 (Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Blacks Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Blacks Reef at 4PM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 21). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Nov)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Afternoon (21 Nov)0.5ft (0.2m)16s
Evening (21 Nov)0.5ft (0.1m)16s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.2
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
E
0.2
S
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)141716161615151515151515161616151413141413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)46215519191717171717191919171614161817173332
Wind
(km/h)
5
E
15
E
20
ENE
10
NE
15
W
10
NW
5
NNW
0
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
S
5
WSW
0
WNW
0
ENE
5
SSE
15
SE
20
ENE
15
ENE
5
NNE
5
NW
5
WNW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		crosscrosscrossglassglassglassglasscross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:16AM
1.64
7:32PM
1.55
7:58AM
1.65
8:15PM
1.55
8:38AM
1.65
8:58PM
1.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:28PM
0.50
1:44AM
0.50
2:10PM
0.50
2:23AM
0.49
2:54PM
0.48
3:02AM
0.48
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Sunrise-------5:41-------5:39-------5:39
Sunset---8:07-------8:07-------8:08----
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------------------2---
Temp. °C222425271919171718181817151414141718181716151415
Feels °C (?)222222261819171817151615151415151717161616151415
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