Blacks Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.07° S 177.80° E

Issued: 11 pm 09 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Blacks Reef sea temperature is
14.8° C

Normal 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 (10 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jun, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jun, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Blacks Reef at 6AM is: 5.0m 16s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jun)15ft (4.5m)15s
Afternoon (10 Jun)13ft (4.0m)14s
Evening (10 Jun)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed night, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, calm by Fri morning).

Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
8
S
17
7
S
17
6
S
16
5
S
16
4.5
S
15
4
S
14
4
S
14
3.5
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
10
2.3
S
10
2.1
S
10
2.3
SSE
10
2.2
SSE
10
2.1
SSE
12
1.9
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35727
27002
18302
12743
9211
6744
5633
3705
2903
1980
1525
1319
1090
914
1038
951
1180
953
843
669
551
476
408
295
Wind (km/h)
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
N
5
WNW
5
SSW
5
SW
10
WSW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
High Tide
00:32AM1.56m
12:52PM1.53m
1:21AM1.61m
1:47PM1.61m
2:13AM1.67m
2:42PM1.71m
Low Tide
6:13PM0.38m
6:46AM0.32m
7:05PM0.37m
7:34AM0.31m
8:01PM0.36m
8:25AM0.30m
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:52
4:52
4:52
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
12
11
11
10
11
12
12
13
12
10
9
9
10
11
9
8
8
8
7
8
10
11
9
Feels °C
1
2
3
3
5
5
6
6
8
7
6
5
6
7
8
8
6
6
6
5
6
8
9
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSE
10
2.2
SSE
10
2
SSE
10
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
10
2.3
S
10
2.1
S
10
2.3
SSE
10
2.2
SSE
10
2.1
SSE
12
1.9
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
10
Energy kJ
804
964
756
1525
1319
1090
914
1038
951
1180
953
843
669
551
476
408
295
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
13
0.3
SSE
16
0.6
S
15
0.8
SSE
15
1
SSE
14
0.2
S
18
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
S
15
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
15
Energy kJ
209
51
172
284
347
25
57
46
45
49
40
24
25
18
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
15
0.9
SSW
12
0.2
S
18
0.3
SSW
17
0.2
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
10
0.2
SSW
10
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
SE
11
Energy kJ
83
204
193
25
59
18
42
40
19
10
16
4
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
8
S
17
7
S
17
6
S
16
5
S
16
4.5
S
15
4
S
14
4
S
14
3.5
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
11
2.2
SSW
12
2
SSW
11
Energy kJ
35727
27002
18302
12743
9211
6744
5633
3705
2903
1980
1293
925
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
2
2
2
4
3
4
4
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
1
Distance (km)
265
89
89
82
75
91
79
79
75
44
44
9
9
9
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
6
7
8
9
8
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
7
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