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: 5 pm 09 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Blacks Reef sea temperature is
14.8° 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 (09 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jun, local time) - 25ft (7.5m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jun, local time) - 26ft (8.0m), 17s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Blacks Reef at 11PM is: 7.0m 17s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jun)--
Afternoon (09 Jun)25ft (7.5m)17s
Evening (09 Jun)26ft (8.0m)17s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed night, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Tue
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Fri
12
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
!
!
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
7.5
S
17
8
S
17
8
S
17
7
S
17
6
S
16
5
S
16
4.5
S
15
4
S
14
3.5
S
14
3.5
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
11
2.2
SSW
12
2.5
S
10
2.3
S
10
2.1
S
10
2.3
SSE
10
2.2
SSE
10
2.1
SSE
12
1.9
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33323
37709
35727
27002
18302
12743
9211
6744
5341
3497
2951
1980
1496
1293
1090
914
1038
969
1180
953
843
669
541
476
Wind (km/h)
50
SSW
50
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
W
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
S
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
12:01PM1.48m
00:32AM1.56m
12:52PM1.53m
1:21AM1.61m
1:47PM1.61m
2:13AM1.67m
Low Tide
6:13PM0.38m
6:46AM0.32m
7:05PM0.37m
7:34AM0.31m
8:01PM0.36m
8:25AM0.30m
cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:52
4:52
4:52
4:52
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
10
11
11
11
11
9
11
12
12
13
10
9
8
8
10
11
9
8
8
8
7
8
11
Feels °C
-1
-1
1
1
2
4
3
5
6
7
8
6
5
4
5
7
9
8
6
6
6
5
6
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSE
10
2.1
SSE
10
2
SSE
10
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.3
S
10
2.1
S
10
2.3
SSE
10
2.2
SSE
10
2.1
SSE
12
1.9
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
Energy kJ
804
890
886
1496
1293
1090
914
1038
969
1180
953
843
669
541
476
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
13
0.3
SSE
16
0.6
S
15
0.8
SSE
15
1.1
SSE
13
0.2
S
18
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
S
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
S
15
0.2
S
18
Energy kJ
209
51
172
284
408
24
57
46
50
49
40
24
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
15
0.9
SSW
11
0.2
S
18
0.3
SSW
17
0.2
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
10
0.1
S
20
0.2
S
18
Energy kJ
204
217
25
59
18
100
39
19
8
25
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
7.5
S
17
8
S
17
8
S
17
7
S
17
6
S
16
5
S
16
4.5
S
15
4
S
14
3.5
S
14
3.5
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
11
2.2
SSW
12
2
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
12
Energy kJ
33323
37709
35727
27002
18302
12743
9211
6744
5341
3497
2951
1980
1293
925
819
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
4
3
2
2
2
4
3
4
4
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
169
169
265
265
89
75
75
91
91
79
75
44
44
9
3
9
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
9
9
5
9
5
4
5
5
7
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
8
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
7
7
7
9
9
9
7
6
7
6
6
5
5
5
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