Blacks Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.07° S 177.80° E

Blacks Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Blacks Reef sea temperature is
15.3°C
0.2° 

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 (01 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Blacks Reef at 7PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 01). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Nov)7ft (2.1m)12s
Afternoon (01 Nov)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (01 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
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)
4
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
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)
2
S
12
1.9
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
16
0.3
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1129
1019
816
625
461
361
282
224
178
94
90
68
46
27
26
14
6
6
5
21
45
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
20
ENE
20
N
25
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
15
E
20
NE
5
NNE
10
NW
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
11:22AM1.83m
11:55PM1.68m
12:22PM1.77m
00:51AM1.63m
1:21PM1.71m
Low Tide
5:48PM0.10m
6:06AM0.11m
6:45PM0.09m
7:03AM0.11m
7:42PM0.10m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:00
—
—
—
—
—
5:58
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:58
—
—
—
—
—
—
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
—
—
—
7:44
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
7:45
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
7:45
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Temp °C
14
17
21
18
14
12
12
13
17
21
22
19
14
13
13
14
19
20
19
21
19
Feels °C
12
13
16
12
10
9
9
10
14
18
18
14
10
10
10
12
17
17
15
20
17
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Blacks Reef surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest