Blacks Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.07° S 177.80° E

Blacks Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Blacks Reef sea temperature is
14.9°C
0.1° 

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 (24 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Blacks Reef at 3AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 23). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (24 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (24 Oct)4ft (1.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
9
1
S
9
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
9
0.9
S
15
1.1
S
14
1.2
S
14
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
11
1
S
10
1
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.5
S
15
0.6
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
143
142
175
216
202
353
478
515
670
551
434
325
233
216
204
123
121
112
179
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
ESE
5
NNE
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
W
10
ESE
20
ENE
20
NE
10
N
Wind State
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
3:55PM1.49m
4:22AM1.46m
4:45PM1.55m
5:12AM1.55m
5:37PM1.62m
Low Tide
10:08PM0.33m
10:35AM0.35m
10:58PM0.31m
11:27AM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
17
15
14
15
15
16
21
25
26
24
20
16
14
13
17
20
19
17
16
Feels °C
15
12
11
13
12
13
19
23
23
21
17
13
11
10
15
17
15
14
14
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