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Blacks Reef Surf Forecast
/ Gisborne and Mahia (37 surf breaks) /
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Blacks Reef surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 01 Apr 2026 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
18.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Blacks Reef today?
The current surf forecast for Blacks Reef at 3PM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (01 Apr) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (01 Apr) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Blacks Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1942 | 1558 | 1229 | 1145 | 1160 | 1025 | 914 | 810 | 871 | 871 | 871 | 750 | 649 | 649 | 667 | 1646 | 1545 | 1392 | 943 | 782 | 653 | 513 | 350 | 280 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | cross- on | on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:16PM 1.57 | 6:35AM 1.61 | 7:05PM 1.62 | 7:23AM 1.62 | 7:52PM 1.67 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:04PM 0.24 | 12:26AM 0.25 | 12:53PM 0.28 | 1:14AM 0.29 | 1:40PM 0.33 | 2:01AM 0.33 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | Friday 03 | Saturday 04 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:59 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
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