Blaketown Wedge Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(New-Zealand – West Coast)
Photo credit: Nathan Sims
Surf Break: Blaketown Wedge
| Name: | Blaketown Wedge |
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| Type: | river |
| Reliability: | inconsistent |
| Best Swell: SW | Offshore Wind: E |
Blaketown Wedge on the West Coast is an exposed river break that has unreliable waves with no particular seasonal pattern. The best wind direction is from the east. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the best swell direction is from the southwest. The river breaks peel to the right. Rarely crowded here. Watch out for dangerous rips.
Overall Blaketown Wedge Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution
IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.
The graph illustrates the combination of swells directed at Blaketown Wedge over a norm... (show all text)
The rose diagram describes how often and how strongly the wind blows from different dir... (show all text)
Also see Blaketown Wedge surf quality by season and Blaketown Wedge surf quality by month.
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Use this relief map to navigate to New-Zealand - West Coast surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Blaketown Wedge
Visitor Reviews of Blaketown Wedge |
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Blaketown Wedge:(click location name for more details) |
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| Closest break | Cobden Breakwater | 1 mi |
| Second closest break | Cobden Beach | 2 mi |
| Third closest break | Rapahoe | 6 mi |
| Fourth closest break | Nine Mile | 9 mi |
| Fifth closest break | Punakaiki | 24 mi |
Wave buoys nearest to Blaketown Wedge: |
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| Closest wave buoy | SW Hawaii Buoy | 4555 mi |
| Second closest wave buoy | W Hawaii Buoy | 4604 mi |
| Third closest wave buoy | NW Hawaii Buoy | 4844 mi |
| Fourth closest wave buoy | NW Hawaii Buoy | 4906 mi |
| Fifth closest wave buoy | N Hawaii 1 Buoy | 5065 mi |
Tide stations nearest to Blaketown Wedge: |
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| Closest tide station | Greymouth, New Zealand | 2 mi |
| Second closest tide station | Hokitika River Bar, New Zealand | 22 mi |
| Third closest tide station | Westport, New Zealand | 53 mi |
| Fourth closest tide station | Okarito, New Zealand | 73 mi |
| Fifth closest tide station | Lyttelton, New Zealand | 111 mi |
Ski Resorts closest to Blaketown Wedge: |
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| Closest ski area | Temple Basin (New Zealand) | 38 mi |
| Second closest ski area | Craigieburn (New Zealand) | 53 mi |
| Third closest ski area | Broken River (New Zealand) | 53 mi |
| Fourth closest ski area | Mount Cheeseman (New Zealand) | 55 mi |
| Fifth closest ski area | Mount Olympus (New Zealand) | 55 mi |
Town and city forecasts close to Blaketown Wedge: |
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| Closest city location | Greymouth (New Zealand) | 1 mi |
| Second closest city location | Hokitika (New Zealand) | 22 mi |
| Third closest city location | Westport (New Zealand) | 53 mi |
| Fourth closest city location | Oxford (New Zealand) | 77 mi |
| Fifth closest city location | Darfield (New Zealand) | 85 mi |
- The closest passenger airport to Blaketown Wedge is Hokitika Airport (HKK) in New Zealand, 34 km (21 miles) away (directly).
- The second nearest airport to Blaketown Wedge is Westport Airport (WSZ), also in New Zealand, 85 km (53 miles) away.
- Third is Christchurch International Airport (CHC) in New Zealand, 159 km (99 miles) away.
- Mount Cook Airport (GTN) in New Zealand is 170 km (106 miles) away.
- Glentanner Airport (MON), also in New Zealand is the fifth nearest airport to Blaketown Wedge and is 184 km (114 miles) away.
