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Blacks Reef

Lat Long: 39.07° S 177.80° E

Blacks Reef Foto de Surf: 'James Tanner at Blacks' por Rob Davies

Weather Forecast for Blacks Reef

Issued: 11 am 04 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hora min

Today's Blacks Reef sea temperature is

14.8° C

Lo cual es ligeramente más frío de lo normal

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
	SSE	S		SSE	SW
	12 s	on		12 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 20 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
	SSE	SSE		SSE	SSW
	12 s	cross- on		12 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 20 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
	SSE	SSE		SSE	SSW
	12 s	glass		12 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 20 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
	SSE	W		SSE	NNE
	12 s	glass		12 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 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
	SSE	W		SSE	NNE
	12 s	cross		12 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 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
	SSE	NNE		SSE	SSW
	11 s	glass		11 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 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
	SSE	N		SSE	NNE
	11 s	off		11 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 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
	SSE	NE		SSE	ESE
	11 s	off		11 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 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
	SSE	ENE		SSE	ESE
	11 s	cross- off		11 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 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
	SSE	NE	ENE	SSE	SE
	11 s	cross- off	4 s	11 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 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
	SSE	NNE	NE	SSE	SE
	11 s	off	4 s	11 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 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
	SE	N	NNE	SE	SSE
	11 s	cross- off	4 s	12 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 22 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
	SE	NNW	N	SE	SSE
	11 s	cross- off	4 s	12 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 22 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
	SE	NNW	NNE	SE	SSE
	11 s	cross- off	4 s	11 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 22 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
	SE	NNW	NNE	SE	SSE
	11 s	glass	3 s	11 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 22 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
	SE	ENE	NNE	SE	NNE
	11 s	cross- off	3 s	11 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 22 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
	SE	ENE	NNE	SE	NNE
	11 s	cross- off	3 s	11 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 22 March at 3 pm

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

Image captured 2 hours and 15 minutes before high water (rising spring tide). Tide height was 1.4m (4.5 ft). Range 2.06m (6.8 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Blacks Reef Foto de Surf: 'James Tanner at Blacks' por Rob Davies

Gisborne surfer James Tanner enjoys a fun left-hander just 200m east from Blacks Reef. This mid-tide wave was less wind affected than the usual spot. Fading cyclone Pam swell.

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User: Rob Davies (1346 photos)

Country: New Zealand (2470 photo)

Photo taken at: 5:09 pm 21 Mar 2015