Blacks Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.07° S 177.80° E

Issued: 11 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Blacks Reef sea temperature is

12.9° C

Blacks Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Blacks Reef today (15 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Blacks Reef at 5PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	11s
Afternoon (15 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	11s
Evening (15 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 15					Thursday 16								Friday 17								Sat 18
	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	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 16	ESE 17	SE 17	ESE 17	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15
Wave Graph
kJ	48	47	47	46	44	96	99	142	196	330	516	671	941	976	1158	1367	1333	1532	1493	1297	1262	1171	1034	1020
Wind (km/h)	NW	NNW	ENE	NNE	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	SW	SSW	W	NNW	NW	SE	E	ENE	NNE	N	N	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	on	on	cross	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide					6:14PM1.96m				6:44AM1.79m				7:11PM1.96m				7:42AM1.78m				8:06PM1.93m
Low Tide		11:59AM0.08m					00:36AM0.09m				12:53PM0.04m				1:34AM0.06m				1:47PM0.03m				2:28AM0.06m


	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22
	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	5:07
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	16	16	15	14	13	13	12	13	16	17	15	13	11	10	10	11	13	13	11	10	10	9	8
Feels °C	9	14	14	13	12	11	11	10	10	13	13	11	11	8	8	8	10	12	12	9	8	8	7	6
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 16	ESE 17	SE 17	ESE 17	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	S 11	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15
kJ	48	47	47	46	44	96	99	142	196	330	516	671	941	976	1158	1367	1333	1532	1493	821	1262	1171	1034	1020
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 4	ENE 4	NE 4	S 16	ESE 13	S 16	S 19	S 18	S 17	S 17	SW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	S 16	S 16	SSW 5	S 5	S 8	S 11	SE 15	S 12	S 11	S 10	S 11
kJ	2	2	1	21	35	20	28	24	24	24	47	29	25	20	20	28	17	61	389	1297	596	451	308	389
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	S 16	S 16	NE 4	S 19	S 19	S 8	NE 4	S 14	E 10	NE 10	NE 10	—	—	SW 10	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	S 18	SSW 16	S 15	S 15	S 14	—
kJ	2	5	21	1	29	30	1	1	4	2	4	4	—	—	4	24	47	45	97	437	367	272	195	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 3	WNW 2	—	—	NNE 4	—	—	WNW 2	WNW 3	NW 3	NW 3	—	SW 16	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	1	1	—	—	2	—	—	1	1	2	3	—	89	39	51	42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	3	3	9	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Point	Makorori Centre	Makorori Point	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Diners Beach	Makorori Centre	Diners Beach	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Mahia Spit	Whangara	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Tuamotu Island	Tuamotu Island	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Shingles West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	5	1	4	5	4	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	4	4	5	4	4	5	4	7	4	4	7	4
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Rating (10 max)	8	7	4	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	5	5	7	5

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