Blacks Reef surf break

Blacks Reef surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 04 Apr 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
18.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Blacks Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Blacks Reef at 6PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 04). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (04 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (04 Apr)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


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Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.3
S
0.2
S
0.3
S
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
1.3
E
1.3
E
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
Period(s) (?)1212111111111099101918161615141010121210101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)224171157116595753416017295591127163943323265176400386434434
Wind
(km/h)
5
N
10
E
20
ENE
25
NE
15
N
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
0
N
5
E
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:10AM
1.63
8:36PM
1.71
8:55AM
1.64
9:19PM
1.72
9:40AM
1.63
10:00PM
1.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:24PM
0.37
2:47AM
0.37
3:07PM
0.41
3:33AM
0.41
3:49PM
0.45
4:17AM
0.43
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Sunrise--------7:26-------7:26-------
Sunset--6:58-------6:55-------6:54-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------------------1
Temp. °C161819171615141416181817161616161718181716161615
Feels °C (?)151716131414131316171614141414151615141514141413
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