Blacks Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.07° S 177.80° E

Blacks Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Blacks Reef sea temperature is
12.8° C
1.4° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 18s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Blacks Reef at 10AM is: 2.0m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)7ft (2.1m)18s
Afternoon (19 Jul)6ft (1.8m)17s
Evening (19 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
3
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
S
19
2.2
S
19
2.1
S
18
2
S
18
1.8
S
17
1.7
S
16
1.7
S
16
1.7
S
16
2
S
16
1.9
S
15
1.8
S
15
1.9
S
15
2.3
S
19
2.5
S
19
3
S
19
2.5
S
18
2.5
S
17
2.4
S
16
2.3
S
16
2.1
S
15
2
S
15
1.9
S
14
1.8
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3933
3454
2796
2454
1903
1508
1471
1452
1938
1618
1415
1618
3791
4893
5498
4638
3927
3043
2594
2055
1722
1431
1179
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
15
WSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SSE
10
ENE
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:27AM1.75m
9:50PM1.81m
10:17AM1.72m
10:42PM1.74m
11:07AM1.68m
Low Tide
3:21AM0.09m
3:36PM0.13m
4:12AM0.14m
4:30PM0.21m
5:02AM0.20m
5:23PM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:08
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
8
10
13
13
12
12
11
11
10
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
9
10
11
9
9
Feels °C
6
5
7
9
9
8
8
7
7
6
8
7
7
6
7
7
7
8
6
8
9
6
6
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