Blacks Reef surf break

Blacks Reef surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 04 Nov 2025 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
15.0° 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 11AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 04). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Nov)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (04 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (04 Nov)2ft (0.6m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
04
Wednesday
05
Thursday
06
Fri
07
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.8
S
1.1
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
Period(s) (?)1212121111111010109915151414141313121211111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)35628522016311983777349454273104264492753694623488454348335329272
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
SSE
15
ESE
10
NE
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
SSW
10
E
20
ENE
20
NE
10
NNE
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
SSW
10
E
15
ENE
5
ENE
10
WNW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:36AM
1.64
5:03PM
1.73
5:31AM
1.75
5:59PM
1.80
6:28AM
1.86
6:56PM
1.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:51AM
0.23
11:17PM
0.20
11:48AM
0.19
12:14AM
0.18
12:44PM
0.16
Tuesday
04
Wednesday
05
Thursday
06
Fri
07
Sunrise-5:56-------5:56-------5:54------
Sunset-----7:47-------7:49-------7:50--
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C121319211917161514141618181715151516192122211818
Feels °C (?)8916181515141312121516141414141214181818201715
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