Blacks Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.07° S 177.80° E

Blacks Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Blacks Reef sea temperature is
12.5°C
1.3° 

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 (15 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Blacks Reef at 9PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 15). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)--
Afternoon (15 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (15 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
9
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.5
SE
12
0.8
SSE
10
0.9
SE
12
0.9
SE
11
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
332
273
217
207
181
151
113
140
112
74
117
224
194
144
138
133
125
119
83
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
SE
15
E
10
ENE
5
N
15
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
20
N
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:52PM1.71m
9:14AM1.76m
9:39PM1.68m
9:58AM1.72m
Low Tide
2:43PM0.29m
3:05AM0.33m
3:31PM0.34m
3:51AM0.39m
4:19PM0.39m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:58
5:59
6:00
 mm
Temp °C
15
12
12
11
11
10
13
15
16
13
12
11
10
9
14
17
16
15
14
Feels °C
11
8
9
9
9
8
11
13
13
11
10
8
7
5
10
13
12
11
11
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