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Blaketown body boarder, Blaketown Wedge

10:30 am 25 Aug 2010

Mangamaunu

10:59 pm 23 Aug 2009

Blaketown Wedge ratings
Quality on a good day: 5.0
Consistency of surf: 2.0
Difficulty level: 1.0
Crowds: 4.0

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Blaketown Wedge Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(New-Zealand – West Coast)

Blaketown body boarder, Blaketown Wedge photo

Photo credit: Nathan Sims
Surf Break: Blaketown Wedge

Name: Blaketown Wedge
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.

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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.

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Also see Blaketown Wedge surf quality by season and Blaketown Wedge surf quality by month.

Blaketown Wedge Location Map

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Blaketown Wedge:

  (click location name for more details)
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:

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:

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

snow forecast website

Ski Resorts closest to Blaketown Wedge:

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

city weather forecast website

Town and city forecasts close to Blaketown Wedge:

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.
Blaketown Wedge break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Blaketown Wedge, New-Zealand - West Coast. Use the tab navigation above to view Blaketown Wedge sea temperature, Blaketown Wedge photographs, Blaketown Wedge detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Blaketown Wedge webcams, current wind from New-Zealand - West Coast live weather stations and Blaketown Wedge tide predictions. The New Zealand swell maps link will open up the big picture showing New Zealand and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from New Zealand wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Blaketown Wedge.