Blacks Reef surf break

Blacks Reef surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 10 Apr 2026 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
18.2° 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 5PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (10 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (10 Apr)5ft (1.5m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
3
3
2
1
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.8
E
1.3
ESE
2
E
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
SW
5
ENE
6
ENE
6
ENE
4.5
ENE
3
E
2.1
E
2
E
Period(s) (?)10101091010101010101012131312121211121212111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)34734735439239840742450458069636310793333600002403944792
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
15
S
15
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
0
SE
10
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
40
ENE
50
ENE
60
ENE
65
NE
55
NE
45
NNW
35
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:31AM
1.44
11:57PM
1.50
12:16PM
1.39
12:46AM
1.47
1:04PM
1.37
1:34AM
1.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:40PM
0.46
6:16AM
0.42
6:25PM
0.44
7:03AM
0.38
7:13PM
0.41
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Sunrise6:31-------6:31-------6:33-------
Sunset--5:47-------5:46-------5:45-----
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181716161616161617181818181919192020202121211919
Feels °C (?)191614161616171717161616161616151412111416161415
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