Blacks Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.07° S 177.80° E

Blacks Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Blacks Reef sea temperature is
13.6°C
0.4° 

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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Blacks Reef at 5PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.5m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (22 Sep)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (22 Sep)5ft (1.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed morning).

Tue
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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)
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
0.9
S
10
1.5
S
5
1.5
S
6
1.6
S
7
1.5
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.7
S
8
2.2
S
7
2.3
S
8
2.5
S
8
2.4
S
8
2.4
S
8
2.4
S
10
2.4
S
9
2.4
S
9
2.2
S
9
2.1
S
9
2.2
S
9
1.9
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
389
319
158
97
170
236
256
241
337
537
593
709
723
798
1057
940
859
741
641
792
562
Wind (km/h)
5
W
10
SSE
5
SW
25
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
25
S
25
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
WSW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
2:00PM1.46m
2:18AM1.35m
2:46PM1.45m
3:08AM1.35m
3:33PM1.46m
Low Tide
7:39AM0.44m
8:15PM0.41m
8:29AM0.42m
9:01PM0.38m
9:20AM0.39m
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
clear
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:56
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:05
6:06
 mm
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
17
18
10
10
9
8
8
10
9
10
10
9
8
7
7
7
9
10
9
8
Feels °C
13
15
17
5
6
5
5
4
3
2
3
2
2
2
0
0
1
3
5
6
5
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