Blacks Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.07° S 177.80° E

Blacks Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Blacks Reef sea temperature is
12.6° C
1.3° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Blacks Reef at 11PM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)--
Afternoon (05 Aug)13ft (4.0m)12s
Evening (05 Aug)11ft (3.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 4°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
S
12
4
S
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
11
3
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.3
S
11
2.2
S
10
1.7
SSW
10
2.2
SSE
10
2
S
10
1.2
S
17
1.6
S
16
1.8
S
15
1.9
S
14
2.3
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4829
4077
3601
3213
2796
2375
2282
2097
1423
1201
1040
551
951
865
802
1242
1415
1451
1980
Wind (km/h)
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
ENE
10
E
10
NE
5
NNW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
10:51PM1.66m
11:10AM1.67m
11:41PM1.67m
12:04PM1.70m
Low Tide
4:38PM0.30m
5:05AM0.28m
5:29PM0.31m
5:54AM0.28m
6:23PM0.31m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
8
9
8
7
7
7
9
9
7
7
6
5
4
6
9
10
8
8
Feels °C
0
0
2
1
0
0
1
3
3
2
3
3
2
1
4
7
7
5
6
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