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Blacks Reef Surf Forecast
/ Gisborne and Mahia (37 surf breaks) /
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Blacks Reef surf Forecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 18 Apr 2024 NZST
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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 17.8°C (Statistics for 18 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 17.6 °C max: 18.7 °C min: 16.3 °C)
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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 17.8°C (Statistics for 18 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 17.6 °C max: 18.7 °C min: 16.3 °C)
How big are the waves at Blacks Reef today?
The current surf forecast for Blacks Reef at 2AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (19 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (19 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Blacks Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Gisborne and Mahia
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| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
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| Energy (?) | 508 | 480 | 545 | 836 | 773 | 627 | 515 | 501 | 405 | 394 | 308 | 176 | 178 | 261 | 89 | 163 | 127 | 88 | 114 | 104 | 100 | 130 | 130 | 104 | 148 | 394 | 449 | 430 | 440 | 440 | 487 | 494 | 467 | 366 | 440 | 849 | 1855 | 1937 | 1531 | 1121 | 848 | 603 | 496 | 416 | 327 | 305 | 244 | 188 | 171 | 164 | 125 | 106 | 106 | 115 | 131 | 118 | 110 | 71 | 67 | 70 |
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| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | off | off | glass | on | on | on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross | glass | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:01AM 1.49 | 2:31PM 1.37 | 2:49AM 1.44 | 3:21PM 1.37 | 3:36AM 1.42 | 4:09PM 1.39 | 4:23AM 1.42 | 4:54PM 1.44 | 5:08AM 1.45 | 5:38PM 1.50 | 5:52AM 1.50 | 6:20PM 1.56 | 6:34AM 1.54 | 7:02PM 1.62 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:46PM 0.37 | 8:21AM 0.35 | 8:39PM 0.39 | 9:07AM 0.37 | 9:31PM 0.41 | 9:53AM 0.39 | 10:20PM 0.42 | 10:38AM 0.41 | 11:04PM 0.42 | 11:23AM 0.43 | 11:45PM 0.42 | 12:06PM 0.44 | 12:26AM 0.43 | 12:47PM 0.43 | 1:09AM 0.42 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:25 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
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