Surf Forecast Surf Report
Blacks Reef surf break

Blacks Reef surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 24 Apr 2025 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Blacks Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Blacks Reef sea temperature is
18.7° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Blacks Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Blacks Reef at 8AM is: 2.3m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)7ft (2.2m)10s
Afternoon (24 Apr)6ft (1.9m)10s
Evening (24 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
01
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
S
2.4
S
2.2
S
2.1
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
0.9
S
1
S
1.6
S
1.3
S
1.4
S
1.6
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.9
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
2
E
2.5
S
Period(s) (?)101010101010101016151514151516181716161514141313121212161818181716151918161615151414141319181615141413131313121111111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1360116098690072564055046938645210747018351175139717351502114981161440529327620218713913413415622622220718311835839034323917017214614814617157411838476364294052842802682552478468108269341277
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
5
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
15
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NE
5
E
5
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:45AM
1.57
2:10PM
1.50
2:38AM
1.63
3:07PM
1.58
3:34AM
1.71
4:03PM
1.69
4:31AM
1.78
5:00PM
1.80
5:29AM
1.84
5:58PM
1.90
6:27AM
1.88
6:55PM
1.98
7:25AM
1.89
7:51PM
2.01
8:23AM
1.87
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:02AM
0.22
8:23PM
0.24
8:55AM
0.19
9:21PM
0.20
9:50AM
0.16
10:19PM
0.16
10:47AM
0.14
11:16PM
0.13
11:45AM
0.13
12:14AM
0.11
12:41PM
0.12
1:13AM
0.11
1:37PM
0.13
2:12AM
0.11
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
01
Sunrise--6:43-------6:45-------6:46-------6:47-------6:48-------6:48-------6:50-------6:50-
Sunset----5:28-------5:27-------5:25-------5:23-------5:22-------5:22-------5:21-------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C131314141513131312121516161515141414161818161616161618202017171615151719191716161616161616161616161616161616151515141414
Feels °C (?)81011121211101110101313121111111212141514131414151417191815161514141618171616171615141312121212111111111112111111101110
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