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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
15.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Blacks Reef today?
The current surf forecast for Blacks Reef at 12PM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (14 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Blacks Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sun 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | |
2764 | 2494 | 1883 | 1462 | 1248 | 1076 | 859 | 724 | 587 | 481 | 416 | 737 | 1860 | 1509 | 1447 | 1352 | 1127 | 1077 | 917 | 750 | 735 | 711 | 687 | 573 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 2:42AM1.60m | 3:10PM1.60m | 3:35AM1.68m | 4:03PM1.71m | 4:30AM1.74m | 4:58PM1.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:55AM0.29m | 9:25PM0.31m | 9:48AM0.27m | 10:20PM0.27m | 10:45AM0.24m | 11:16PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | 5:02 | |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | S 13 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | E 9 | E 9 | S 15 | S 17 | S 9 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | E 11 | E 11 | S 12 | S 11 |
27 | 26 | 1883 | 150 | 145 | 133 | 127 | 25 | 26 | 115 | 380 | 311 | 1860 | 1509 | 1447 | 1352 | 1127 | 1077 | 917 | 750 | 56 | 55 | 687 | 573 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SSW 20 | S 18 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 16 | S 22 | E 10 | E 10 |
43 | 75 | 226 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | — | 43 | 27 | 28 | 737 | 30 | 31 | 50 | 56 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 79 | 9 | 54 | 52 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | S 20 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 22 | S 22 | S 22 | S 20 |
43 | 43 | 26 | 42 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 30 | 48 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | 82 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | — | — |
2764 | 2494 | — | 1462 | 1248 | 1076 | 859 | 724 | 587 | 481 | 416 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 735 | 711 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 79 | 79 | 88 | 88 | 157 | 109 | 41 | 41 | 73 | 79 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 93 | 114 | 93 | 14 |
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