Blacks Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.07° S 177.80° E

Blacks Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Blacks Reef sea temperature is
14.9°C
0.4° 

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 (05 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Blacks Reef at 5AM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 05). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s 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 (05 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (05 Nov)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (05 Nov)2ft (0.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sun
8
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
15
0.8
S
14
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.2
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
310
287
261
176
163
110
103
91
86
85
57
50
48
48
47
45
43
43
28
27
27
27
15
14
14
14
6
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
E
15
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
10
NNE
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:47AM1.55m
3:11PM1.63m
3:45AM1.55m
4:05PM1.60m
4:39AM1.58m
4:58PM1.58m
5:30AM1.63m
Low Tide
8:58AM0.19m
9:30PM0.18m
9:57AM0.24m
10:22PM0.24m
10:53AM0.29m
11:13PM0.31m
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3
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Temp °C
17
15
15
19
20
20
18
19
18
19
19
20
24
25
25
19
19
19
19
21
19
21
21
20
17
17
16
Feels °C
16
14
14
18
18
18
15
18
18
18
19
19
23
24
24
18
19
19
19
20
20
19
19
19
16
15
14
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