Blacks Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.07° S 177.80° E

Blacks Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Blacks Reef sea temperature is
13.5°C
0.5° 

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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Blacks Reef at 10AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)6ft (1.9m)10s
Afternoon (28 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (28 Sep)5ft (1.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
2
3
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
5
5
5
5
4
4
3
2
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSW
9
1.8
S
9
1.9
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.5
S
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.8
S
12
1.6
S
13
1.6
S
14
1.8
S
14
2
S
16
2.3
S
17
2.5
S
17
2.5
S
16
2.5
S
16
2.5
S
16
2.4
S
15
2.4
S
15
2.3
S
15
2.2
S
15
2.1
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
552
565
673
593
455
431
604
794
1020
822
1014
1373
2105
3020
3523
3456
3079
2963
2593
2614
2479
2168
1873
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
NW
10
WNW
0
NE
5
E
10
W
15
W
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
5
E
10
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
10
NE
20
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
7:26AM1.62m
7:49PM1.68m
8:15AM1.70m
8:38PM1.72m
9:02AM1.77m
9:28PM1.73m
Low Tide
1:15AM0.25m
1:34PM0.23m
2:03AM0.23m
2:24PM0.22m
2:50AM0.21m
3:16PM0.21m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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6:50
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6:48
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6:47
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7:08
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7:09
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Temp °C
7
7
10
13
14
14
11
11
11
10
13
14
14
12
11
10
10
10
14
16
14
13
13
Feels °C
3
4
6
11
11
11
7
6
5
5
8
10
11
10
9
8
8
7
11
12
9
8
10
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