Blacks Reef surf break

Blacks Reef surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 02 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
19.8° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Blacks Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Blacks Reef at 7PM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 02). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Mar)10ft (3.0m)8s
Afternoon (02 Mar)11ft (3.5m)8s
Evening (02 Mar)13ft (4.0m)9s

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


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Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SSW
3
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
4
S
4
S
4
S
4.5
S
4.5
S
4.5
S
4.5
S
4.5
S
4.5
S
4.5
S
5
S
4.5
S
4
S
3.5
SSE
3.5
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.5
SE
Period(s) (?)889999101010111111111212121211111110101013
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10331283172921822473258430183623410247864464438246525828668664674845334525271906128011228382121
Wind
(km/h)
30
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
45
SSW
45
SW
40
SW
40
SSW
40
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
ononononononononononononononononononononcrosscrossglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:42PM
1.60
6:08AM
1.73
6:37PM
1.61
7:00AM
1.72
7:29PM
1.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:34AM
0.17
11:55PM
0.14
12:29PM
0.18
12:46AM
0.15
1:21PM
0.19
1:36AM
0.18
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Sunrise-------6:52-------6:54-------6:54
Sunset---7:49-------7:47-------7:45----
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
322244435311212--1------
Temp. °C111213121211111112131414131314141414161513121212
Feels °C (?)545443234555446688111211111111
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