Blacks Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.07° S 177.80° E

Issued: 5 am 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Blacks Reef sea temperature is
13.0° C

1.5°C colder than average for this time of year

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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Blacks Reef at 9AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (04 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (04 Jul)5ft (1.5m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
1
3
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.4
ESE
12
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.5
E
11
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
1
E
10
1.1
E
9
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
21
1.2
ESE
9
1.6
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.6
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
661
639
541
492
467
448
507
3
5
5
200
200
160
167
160
183
207
9
9
9
259
445
434
407
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
5
N
10
NNE
10
N
5
N
10
N
10
NE
15
N
20
NNE
10
ENE
25
NE
10
N
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
8:43AM1.46m
9:00PM1.57m
9:24AM1.48m
9:44PM1.57m
10:05AM1.50m
10:30PM1.58m
Low Tide
2:37AM0.35m
2:42PM0.37m
3:19AM0.32m
3:27PM0.35m
4:02AM0.31m
4:14PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:28
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:58
4:58
4:59
4:59
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
7
7
9
13
15
12
12
11
11
11
12
16
17
13
12
11
11
11
11
13
13
12
10
10
Feels °C
3
3
5
9
11
8
8
7
7
7
9
13
15
11
10
9
9
9
8
9
11
7
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.4
ESE
12
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.5
E
11
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
1
E
10
1
E
10
1.2
NE
7
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
1
E
10
1.1
E
9
0.1
S
15
1.9
ENE
9
2
E
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.6
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.6
E
9
Energy kJ
661
639
541
492
467
448
507
3
3
3
200
200
143
167
160
183
207
4
554
736
332
445
434
407
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
16
0.9
ESE
10
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.9
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
21
1.2
ESE
9
0.3
S
19
0.3
S
19
0.4
S
18
Energy kJ
5
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
5
3
5
160
6
6
61
41
4
9
259
66
64
103
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
14
0.2
S
20
0.1
S
13
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
Energy kJ
4
2
2
5
5
5
2
6
5
4
9
9
4
31
3
24
22
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNE
5
0.9
NE
4
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.5
E
11
1.6
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.1
NE
7
1
NE
7
1.8
NE
7
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.8
NE
8
1.5
E
9
3
NE
9
Energy kJ
27
26
67
77
516
501
473
109
85
301
74
63
192
373
372
1382
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
4
2
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
33
33
33
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
46
33
45
0
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
2
4
2
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
2
3
4
3
4
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
6
5
6
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
5
8
7
6
6
5
6
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
5
6
5
6
8
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