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Blacks Reef Surf Photo: 'Small South swell' by Rob Davies

Lat Long: 39.07° S 177.80° E

Issued: 5 am 28 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Blacks Reef sea temperature is

13.2° C

1.4°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.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	SSE	S	ENE	SSW
	11 s	cross- on	4 s	11 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 March at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Blacks Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	SE		ENE	S
	11 s	glass		11 s	4 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 March at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Blacks Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	NNE		ENE	SSW
	11 s	glass		11 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 March at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Blacks Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	NE		ENE	SSW
	11 s	glass		11 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 March at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Blacks Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	NNE		ENE	S
	11 s	off		11 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 March at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Blacks Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	NNE		ENE	SSW
	11 s	off		11 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 March at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Blacks Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	NE	NE	E	SSW
	10 s	cross- off	3 s	10 s	18 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 March at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Blacks Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	NE	ENE	SSW	SE
	10 s	cross- off	10 s	17 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 March at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Blacks Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	NE	NE	E	SSW
	10 s	off	5 s	10 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 March at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Blacks Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	NNW	NE	ENE	SSW
	10 s	cross- off	5 s	10 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 March at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Blacks Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	N	NNE	ENE	SSW
	10 s	cross- off	5 s	10 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 March at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Blacks Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	N	NNE	ENE	SSW
	10 s	cross- off	5 s	10 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 March at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Blacks Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	NNE	NNE	ENE	SSW
	10 s	off	5 s	10 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 March at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Blacks Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	NNE	NNE	E	SSW
	10 s	off	4 s	10 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 March at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Blacks Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	NNE	NE	E	SSW
	10 s	off	4 s	10 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 March at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Blacks Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	N	NE	E	SSW
	10 s	cross- off	5 s	10 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 March at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Blacks Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	NW	NW	E	NE
	10 s	cross- off	3 s	10 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 March at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Blacks Reef around the time the photo was taken

Image captured One hour and 12 minutes before low water (falling ordinary tide). Tide height was 0.4m (1.2 ft). Range 2.06m (6.8 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Blacks Reef Surf Photo: 'Small South swell' by Rob Davies

A reef about 400m east of Blacks provided good surf as the tide dropped. Blacks is perhaps not quite what it was a decade ago but this stretch is still the best spot to aim for when small south swells are too marginal everywhere else. The odd head-high set.

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User: Rob Davies (1346 photos)

Country: New Zealand (2470 photos)

Photo taken at: 6:18 pm 28 Mar 2015