Blacks Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.07° S 177.80° E

Issued: 5 pm 28 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Blacks Reef sea temperature is
13.3° C

1.3°C colder than average 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 (28 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Blacks Reef at 11PM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 1.8m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jun)--
Afternoon (28 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Evening (28 Jun)6.5ft (2.0m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun night, calm by Wed morning).

Sun
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wed
1
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
16
2
ESE
10
2
ESE
10
1.7
S
14
1.8
ESE
11
1.9
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
2.5
SE
9
2.5
SSE
9
1.4
S
18
1.9
S
18
2.2
S
17
2.3
S
17
2.3
S
17
2.2
S
16
2.1
S
16
1.9
S
16
1.8
S
15
1.7
S
15
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.5
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
964
772
803
1048
749
726
671
591
508
1081
1151
1238
2174
2684
2864
2933
2496
2178
1719
1434
1212
1030
856
796
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
S
20
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
0
NNE
0
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
4:43PM1.62m
4:59AM1.52m
5:28PM1.62m
5:43AM1.50m
6:12PM1.61m
6:28AM1.48m
Low Tide
10:58PM0.51m
11:16AM0.49m
11:42PM0.50m
11:58AM0.47m
00:27AM0.47m
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:54
4:54
4:55
4:55
 mm
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
12
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
12
12
11
10
10
10
10
10
12
Feels °C
9
9
9
7
4
5
5
7
7
6
7
7
7
7
7
8
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
ESE
10
2
ESE
10
2
ESE
10
1.8
E
11
1.8
ESE
11
1.9
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.9
S
18
2.2
S
17
2.3
S
17
2.3
S
17
2.2
S
16
2.1
S
16
1.9
S
16
1.8
S
15
1.7
S
15
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.5
S
13
Energy kJ
833
772
803
734
749
726
671
591
508
516
495
474
2174
2684
2864
2933
2496
2178
1719
1434
1212
1030
856
796
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
16
1.3
S
15
1.1
S
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.9
S
18
1.4
S
18
1.9
ESE
9
2.2
SE
9
2
SE
9
1.9
ESE
9
1.9
ESE
9
1.8
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
10
Energy kJ
964
743
501
555
390
269
198
147
130
97
533
1238
639
764
649
591
599
598
540
539
471
391
367
375
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
18
0.5
S
18
0.2
SSW
11
1.2
S
19
0.6
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
6
Energy kJ
25
167
12
1063
35
15
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
7
0.9
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
7
1.7
S
14
2.2
S
7
2.1
S
7
2
S
7
1.9
S
7
1.9
S
7
2.5
SE
9
2.5
SSE
9
1.7
S
7
2.3
SE
9
1.2
S
7
Energy kJ
66
82
62
1048
414
413
373
367
348
1081
1151
298
866
147
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
91
88
88
133
139
143
79
88
157
157
91
91
88
79
14
14
6
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
4
3
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
6
6
5
5
6
5
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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