Blacks Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.07° S 177.80° E

Blacks Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Blacks Reef sea temperature is
13.4°C
0.7° 

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 (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Blacks Reef at 5AM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)8ft (2.5m)15s
Afternoon (30 Sep)8ft (2.4m)15s
Evening (30 Sep)7ft (2.2m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
16
2.5
S
16
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.4
S
15
2.2
S
15
2.1
S
14
2
S
14
2
S
14
1.9
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.2
S
13
0.8
S
14
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.5
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3197
3079
2925
2812
2812
2614
2096
1797
1541
1433
1237
1094
917
878
760
663
563
466
459
480
243
164
130
127
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
N
5
N
0
NE
10
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
5
NW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
W
10
SSE
15
ESE
10
E
5
NNE
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
SE
15
ENE
15
NNE
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
9:02AM1.77m
9:28PM1.73m
9:50AM1.81m
10:20PM1.72m
10:40AM1.82m
Low Tide
2:50AM0.21m
3:16PM0.21m
3:39AM0.20m
4:10PM0.20m
4:29AM0.20m
5:05PM0.19m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:43
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7:12
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Temp °C
11
10
10
13
14
15
13
12
11
11
12
15
17
16
14
13
12
10
8
12
15
17
15
16
Feels °C
9
8
8
12
11
11
10
11
9
9
10
13
14
13
12
12
10
7
5
9
13
13
12
14
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