Blacks Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.07° S 177.80° E

Issued: 5 am 14 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Blacks Reef sea temperature is
14.2° 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 (14 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Blacks Reef at 11AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jun)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (14 Jun)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (14 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wed
17
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
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.4
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
S
10
1.1
S
7
1.1
S
7
1
S
7
0.9
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
209
209
173
169
169
166
120
55
77
144
139
139
166
155
114
112
110
99
83
46
127
124
94
72
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
NNW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
15
NW
20
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
0
W
5
NNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
4:06AM1.77m
4:34PM1.89m
5:05AM1.81m
5:33PM1.96m
6:04AM1.83m
6:32PM2.00m
Low Tide
10:20AM0.25m
10:56PM0.22m
11:20AM0.20m
11:55PM0.16m
12:17PM0.14m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:52
4:52
4:52
4:52
 mm
1
Temp °C
12
13
15
18
18
15
15
13
13
13
13
16
17
15
12
12
13
12
13
12
11
11
11
10
Feels °C
9
10
12
16
16
13
12
9
9
9
9
12
13
10
8
8
8
9
11
10
8
9
11
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
1.1
S
7
1.1
S
7
1
S
7
0.9
S
7
Energy kJ
209
209
173
169
169
166
120
37
39
144
139
139
166
155
114
112
110
78
69
46
127
124
94
72
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
18
0.3
S
18
0.3
S
17
0.3
S
18
0.4
S
17
0.4
S
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SE
10
0.5
S
12
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SE
13
0.1
SE
12
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
18
0.4
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
10
Energy kJ
101
54
53
54
90
79
72
48
77
37
26
24
27
6
17
17
26
99
83
34
33
32
30
20
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
14
0.3
SE
13
0.3
SE
13
0.1
SE
14
0.1
N
11
0.2
ENE
3
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SE
14
0.3
SE
14
0.3
SE
13
0.1
E
15
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
11
0.2
S
15
0.1
SE
14
0.2
N
3
0.3
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.1
SE
13
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
16
Energy kJ
7
7
28
28
7
2
1
55
36
31
29
28
4
6
5
17
7
1
44
20
7
9
20
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
2
0.4
WNW
3
0.5
WNW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.7
NW
4
0.6
WNW
4
0.4
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.6
NW
3
0.6
NW
3
0.5
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.7
SSW
5
Energy kJ
1
3
5
5
13
8
2
5
9
7
6
3
2
23
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
10
10
9
3
0
33
0
10
33
0
3
3
14
3
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
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
3
3
2
9
1
2
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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