Blacks Reef surf break

Blacks Reef surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 22 May 2026 NZST
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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
15.1° C
(Which is 1.1°C colder than average 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 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 22). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)--
Afternoon (22 May)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (22 May)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Mon
25
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
11
0.5
S
14
1
S
16
1.3
S
16
1.7
S
15
1.7
S
14
1.7
S
15
1.6
S
17
1.7
S
17
1.7
S
18
1.8
S
17
1.8
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
32
31
30
66
67
125
163
215
198
180
171
116
103
526
843
1275
1191
1208
1434
1716
1735
1799
1652
Wind (km/h)
5
E
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
W
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
High Tide
10:38PM1.84m
11:07AM1.68m
11:36PM1.75m
12:03PM1.61m
00:31AM1.68m
Low Tide
4:23PM0.08m
5:02AM0.08m
5:19PM0.11m
5:58AM0.11m
6:15PM0.17m
6:51AM0.15m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:11
7:11
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5:00
4:59
4:58
4:58
1
1
Temp °C
14
12
13
13
12
11
13
14
14
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
11
12
14
13
10
11
11
10
9
12
12
12
11
11
10
11
10
11
11
11
10
11
11
11
9
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
9
0.7
S
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
11
0.8
ENE
11
1
S
16
1.3
S
16
1.7
S
15
1.7
S
14
1.7
S
15
1.6
S
17
1.7
S
17
1.7
S
18
1.8
S
17
1.8
S
16
Energy kJ
33
32
31
30
66
67
61
163
215
198
180
171
116
156
526
843
1275
1191
1208
1434
1716
1735
1799
1652
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
7
0.2
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
S
13
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
S
11
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
Energy kJ
13
11
20
38
38
69
125
58
57
75
72
66
66
82
136
136
136
133
106
106
100
98
96
96
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
9
0.1
S
16
0.3
NE
7
0.1
S
16
0.4
NE
4
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
S
9
0.3
SE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.4
ENE
11
0.5
S
14
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
1
SSE
6
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
Energy kJ
7
5
7
5
4
59
59
40
14
3
27
26
43
103
4
4
69
166
178
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
7
0.2
NNE
2
0.3
NE
4
0.2
SSW
4
0.3
SW
4
0.6
S
5
1
SSE
5
1
SSE
6
Energy kJ
14
1
2
2
2
19
62
67
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
16
10
55
55
9
9
0
0
0
3
3
3
3
3
3
6
79
14
14
6
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
3
4
4
4
5
4
3
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
7
7
7
6
5
7
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
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