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Blacks Reef Surf Photo: 'Along the coast from Blacks, towards Wairoa' by Rob Davies

Lat Long: 39.07° S 177.80° E

Issued: 11 am 21 Jun 2026 (local time)

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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.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	E		S	E
	9 s	cross- off		9 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 23 October 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
	S	E		S	E
	9 s	glass		9 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 23 October 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
	S	ENE		S	E
	9 s	glass		9 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 23 October 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
	S	ENE		S	E
	9 s	cross- off		9 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 24 October 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
	S	NE		SSE	E
	9 s	off		9 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 24 October 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
	S	NNE		SSE	E
	9 s	off		9 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 24 October 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
	S	NNE	NNE	SSE	E
	9 s	off	2 s	9 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 24 October 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
	S	ENE	NE	SSE	E
	9 s	cross- off	2 s	9 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 24 October 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
	S	ENE	E	S	E
	8 s	cross- off	3 s	8 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 24 October 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
	S	ENE	ENE	S	E
	8 s	cross- off	4 s	8 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 24 October 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
	S	NE	ENE	S	E
	8 s	off	4 s	8 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 24 October 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
	S	WNW	NNE	S	ENE
	8 s	cross	4 s	8 s	4 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 October 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
	S	W		SSE	ENE
	8 s	cross- on		8 s	4 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 October 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
	S	WNW		SSE	ENE
	8 s	glass		8 s	4 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 October 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
	S	W		SSE	NE
	8 s	glass		8 s	4 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 October 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
	S	SE		SSE	ENE
	7 s	cross- on		7 s	4 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 October 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
	S	ESE	ESE	SSE	E
	7 s	cross	2 s	7 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 October at 3 pm

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

Image captured 2 hours and 21 minutes before high water (rising ordinary tide). Tide height was 1.2m (4.1 ft). Range 1.90m (6.2 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Blacks Reef Surf Photo: 'Along the coast from Blacks, towards Wairoa' by Rob Davies

Only a 1m fading south swell but still shoulder high at Blacks and these unsurfed peaks a few hundred metres away.

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User: Rob Davies (1346 photos)

Country: New Zealand (2470 photos)

Photo taken at: 5:12 pm 24 Oct 2010