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Blacks Reef surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand
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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
14.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Blacks Reef today (30 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Blacks Reef at 8PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 30). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (30 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Blacks Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tue 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | |
1215 | 1041 | 857 | 747 | 646 | 553 | 461 | 387 | 298 | 233 | 185 | 144 | 108 | 73 | 72 | 50 | 41 | 17 | 38 | 37 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 5:13PM1.65m | 5:31AM1.55m | 5:58PM1.66m | 6:15AM1.56m | 6:42PM1.67m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:00AM0.48m | 11:28PM0.47m | 11:46AM0.49m | 00:12AM0.49m | 12:28PM0.49m | 00:55AM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | |
— | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | |
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Temp °C | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
1215 | 1041 | 857 | 747 | 646 | 553 | 461 | 387 | 298 | 233 | 185 | 144 | 108 | 73 | 72 | 50 | 31 | 17 | 38 | 37 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 9 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 10 | NE 10 | NE 11 | S 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 |
6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 41 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 10 | SSW 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | S 10 | — | — | S 9 |
5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 71 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 13 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
— | — | 1 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 36 | 43 | 53 | 45 | 38 | 55 | 102 | 183 | 211 | 200 | 216 | 261 | 261 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 45 | 264 | 46 |
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