Blacks Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.07° S 177.80° E

Blacks Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Blacks Reef sea temperature is
12.9°C
0.8° 

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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Blacks Reef at 6PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (05 Sep)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (05 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the W by Mon afternoon).

Sat
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
9
0.8
SSW
9
0.6
SSW
7
0.4
SSW
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
10
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
10
0.7
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
17
0.6
S
17
0.5
S
17
0.3
S
17
0.3
S
17
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.6
SSW
9
2.2
SSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
80
84
41
26
81
92
224
147
100
108
104
95
210
147
51
50
51
45
44
61
659
Wind (km/h)
10
W
5
SW
10
ENE
20
NNE
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
N
5
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
25
WSW
30
W
25
WSW
Wind State
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:46AM1.74m
00:17AM1.65m
12:46PM1.73m
1:15AM1.63m
1:45PM1.73m
Low Tide
6:09PM0.23m
6:29AM0.21m
7:08PM0.21m
7:26AM0.19m
8:07PM0.18m
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:24
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:50
5:51
 mm
3
1
Temp °C
13
15
15
12
12
11
11
10
14
18
18
15
14
15
15
15
17
17
11
11
11
Feels °C
9
13
11
8
8
7
7
6
11
16
14
11
10
12
13
12
14
14
7
5
6
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