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Blacks Reef surf break

Blacks Reef surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 15 Jan 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
20.2° C
 (Which is 1.5°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 9PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 15). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)--
Afternoon (15 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (15 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
S
0.5
S
1.2
S
1.3
S
1.4
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.7
S
1.8
S
1.9
S
2.1
S
2.2
S
2.2
S
Period(s) (?)109131313131313135661278899999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)33426086818189908966918276138201257386395435493550685736741
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
20
N
10
W
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
on		ononononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:06PM
1.50
4:38AM
1.57
4:52PM
1.48
5:22AM
1.57
5:37PM
1.46
6:07AM
1.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:20PM
0.51
10:52AM
0.52
11:07PM
0.49
11:37AM
0.50
11:53PM
0.45
12:22PM
0.45
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise-----6:00-------6:01-------6:01--
Sunset-8:36-------8:35-------8:35------
thunderstorm
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
2-123331-----111-------1
Temp. °C212220201819212225221817171616161616161615151616
Feels °C (?)222120201819212123231616161514141313131312111212
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