Blacks Reef surf break

Blacks Reef surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 24 Feb 2026 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
20.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Blacks Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Blacks Reef at 3AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (24 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (24 Feb)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
S
1.4
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
SSE
0.9
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.3
S
0.9
SSE
1.1
S
1
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
Period(s) (?)10109988888766777101010101010999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)541377251189105887610018617311614080113104339295248248210172168139124
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
5
NW
5
W
10
S
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SE
15
E
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassonononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:27PM
1.76
11:59AM
1.72
12:21AM
1.77
12:54PM
1.70
1:21AM
1.76
1:51PM
1.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:48AM
0.22
6:12PM
0.20
6:45AM
0.23
7:07PM
0.21
7:43AM
0.22
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise---6:45-------6:46-------6:47----
Sunset-------7:58-------7:55-------7:54
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141415151921201717171715171819171616161620232324
Feels °C (?)121214141920171515151614161716131213141420222123
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