Blacks Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.07° S 177.80° E

Blacks Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Blacks Reef sea temperature is
11.8°C
1.9° 

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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Blacks Reef at 9AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (24 Aug)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (24 Aug)6ft (1.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
1
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
0
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
8
2
SSW
8
1.5
SSW
8
1.1
SSW
8
1.2
S
14
1.9
S
13
1.9
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.8
S
18
0.8
S
18
1
S
17
0.9
S
16
0.9
S
15
0.9
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
103
527
293
159
610
1285
1226
851
633
539
439
359
294
220
239
218
161
390
390
582
417
367
347
Wind (km/h)
20
W
15
W
10
W
0
NE
10
ENE
15
NE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
SW
5
NE
10
N
10
W
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
NE
10
N
10
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
High Tide
2:10AM1.45m
2:43PM1.52m
2:58AM1.40m
3:28PM1.49m
3:46AM1.38m
4:13PM1.49m
Low Tide
8:23AM0.46m
8:57PM0.47m
9:11AM0.44m
9:43PM0.43m
10:00AM0.41m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:38
5:39
 mm
Temp °C
10
9
11
14
15
11
12
11
11
10
12
15
16
14
12
11
11
11
13
16
17
15
15
Feels °C
5
5
8
12
11
7
9
7
8
7
9
13
14
11
9
8
8
8
10
14
15
12
12
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