Blacks Reef Surf Break

Blacks Reef, New Zealand Weather Observations

Lat Long: 39.07° S 177.80° E

Issued: 5 pm 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Blacks Reef sea temperature is
13.7° C

1.1°C colder than average for this time of year

Blacks Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Blacks Reef based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Blacks Reef right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Blacks Reef

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Wairoa

32 km WSW8 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
5
calm
(5 km/h at 25°)
10
16 °C-
-
-
-
0

Te Awa wx

90 km SW21 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
15
light winds from the NNW
(16 km/h at 338°)
30
18 °C-
-
-
-
0

Te Mata Peak

103 km SSW100 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
45
strong winds from the N
(44 km/h at 5°)
55
16.0 °C-
-
-
-
0

Burma Rd HB

103 km SSW414 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
0
calm
(0 km/h at 183°)
5
16.3 °C-
-
-
-
0

Kawerau

145 km WNW60 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 149°)
0
12 °C-
-
-
-
0

Pongakawa wx

176 km WNW29 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 315°)
5
13 °C-
-
-
-
0

Waimapu wx

207 km WNW24 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
wind obs. (11 kph from 14 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
17 °C-
-
-
-
0

SHIP4624

208 km S15 m above sea level

3 hours ago
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SHIP2374

208 km S15 m above sea level

3 hours ago
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SHIP6256

208 km S15 m above sea level

3 hours ago
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* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Blacks Reef and within an acceptable time window.

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