Blacks Reef surf break

Blacks Reef surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 02 Jul 2025 NZST
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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
14.1° 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 6PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 02). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)--
Afternoon (02 Jul)4ft (1.2m)15s
Evening (02 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
02
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thu
10
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.8
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.7
SSW
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
1.2
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.9
SSW
2
S
2
S
2
S
2.1
S
2.2
S
2.2
S
2.1
S
2
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SE
0.7
S
1
S
1.1
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
Period(s) (?)15141414131314161514141417161615141313141414141414151516566777778888888877771616141414141399101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)700767748625520518566695517496379374689444406360338260213195146146146225281209304804155238607465438480579515580511457430425343331353349349359393539763761794702672673712696751726782
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
N
15
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
S
10
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
E
5
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crossononononononononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:25PM
1.62
11:50AM
1.55
12:14AM
1.57
12:43PM
1.53
1:03AM
1.54
1:35PM
1.53
1:51AM
1.52
2:24PM
1.54
2:38AM
1.51
3:10PM
1.56
3:23AM
1.51
3:54PM
1.58
4:08AM
1.50
4:38PM
1.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:13PM
0.33
5:45AM
0.31
6:03PM
0.39
6:32AM
0.37
6:55PM
0.45
7:18AM
0.43
7:46PM
0.50
8:03AM
0.48
8:36PM
0.53
8:49AM
0.52
9:23PM
0.54
9:36AM
0.52
10:07PM
0.53
10:23AM
0.49
10:52PM
0.50
Wednesday
02
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thu
10
Sunrise------7:28-------7:28-------7:28-------7:28-------7:26-------7:26-------7:26-----
Sunset4:57-------4:57-------4:58-------4:58-------4:59-------4:59-------5:00-------5:00---
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141211111112111315151516161718212017161616161618171513121212121212111111101010111111121111111213131211111111111313111112
Feels °C (?)10877798911101113141516191815141414141416151310987776566455877998791010981099910108810
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