Blacks Reef surf break

Blacks Reef surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 27 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
18.4° 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 5AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 27). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (27 Mar)0.5ft (0.1m)20s
Evening (27 Mar)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SSW
0.3
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.1
S
0.7
SE
1.2
ESE
2
E
1.9
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.5
ESE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
Period(s) (?)131312121211208888881010121212121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)34281211109771197539489390415327272563607597669718706722636625
Wind
(km/h)
35
NE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
N
5
NNE
5
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscrossglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:08AM
1.76
1:38PM
1.63
2:08AM
1.71
2:36PM
1.58
3:05AM
1.68
3:34PM
1.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:31AM
0.16
7:49PM
0.16
8:29AM
0.16
8:47PM
0.17
9:25AM
0.16
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Sunrise----7:16-------7:18-------7:18---
Sunset-------7:09-------7:08-------7:07
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
21112-------------------
Temp. °C161616171717191817171718192325232119181819212221
Feels °C (?)111111121313161515151517192223222019181920212121
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