Blacks Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.07° S 177.80° E

Blacks Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Blacks Reef sea temperature is
13.9°C
0.3° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Blacks Reef at 1PM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)8ft (2.4m)15s
Afternoon (04 Oct)7ft (2.1m)14s
Evening (04 Oct)6ft (1.8m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the NE by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
16
1.7
S
15
2.4
S
15
2.2
S
14
2
S
13
1.9
S
13
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1163
1349
2980
1887
1367
1145
918
792
686
663
563
543
478
485
320
245
200
196
157
110
81
59
59
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
SE
10
ESE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
12:33PM1.75m
1:04AM1.63m
1:34PM1.71m
2:02AM1.59m
2:32PM1.69m
Low Tide
6:19AM0.17m
6:57PM0.15m
7:16AM0.16m
7:55PM0.14m
8:14AM0.15m
8:53PM0.13m
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:39
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6:37
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7:15
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7:15
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7:16
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1
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Temp °C
10
9
10
11
11
10
10
10
9
9
12
12
12
10
9
8
8
8
11
14
13
11
10
Feels °C
5
4
5
6
6
6
7
7
7
7
9
8
7
5
4
4
4
5
8
9
7
5
5
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