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Lat Long: 39.07° S 177.80° E

Blacks Reef Surf Photo: 'pumpn oldmans left at Blacks' by Eli Brownless

Issued: 6 pm 11 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Blacks Reef sea temperature is

16.6°C

1.0°

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
	NE	NW	NW	NE	SSW
	11 s	cross- off	3 s	11 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 12 June 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
	NE	NNW	NNW	NE	SSW
	11 s	cross- off	3 s	11 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 12 June 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
	NE	NNW	NNW	NE	SSW
	11 s	cross- off	4 s	11 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 12 June 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
	NE	W	NNW	NE	SSW
	11 s	cross- on	4 s	11 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 12 June 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
	SSW	SSW	SSW	NE	ESE
	5 s	on	5 s	11 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 13 June 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
	SSW	SSW	SSW	NE	ESE
	8 s	on	8 s	11 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 13 June 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
	SSW	SSW	SSW	NE
	9 s	on	9 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 13 June 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	SSW	SSW	NE	SSW
	9 s	on	9 s	11 s	17 s

Open ocean wave model on 13 June 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	SSW	S	NE	SSW
	9 s	on	9 s	11 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 13 June 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	SSW	S	NE	SSW
	9 s	on	9 s	11 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 13 June 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	SW	S	S	NE
	9 s	on	9 s	9 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 13 June 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	WSW		S	NE
	8 s	cross- on		8 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 13 June 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	NW		S	NE
	8 s	cross- off		8 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 June 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	NNW		SE	SSW
	8 s	cross- off		7 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 June 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
	SSE	NNW	NNW	SE	SSW
	8 s	cross- off	2 s	7 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 June 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
	SSE	NNW	N	SE	SSW
	7 s	cross- off	3 s	7 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 June 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
	NE	NNW	N	SE	NE
	10 s	glass	3 s	7 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 June at 12 pm

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

Image captured 42 minutes after high water (falling ordinary tide). Tide height was 1.5m (5.0 ft). Range 2.09m (6.9 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Blacks Reef Surf Photo: 'pumpn oldmans left at Blacks' by Eli Brownless

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User: Eli Brownless (32 photos)

Country: New Zealand (2476 photos)

Photo taken at: 1:00 pm 13 Jun 2016