Blackhead 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.32° S 176.67° E

Issued: 11 pm 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Blackhead sea temperature is

12.8° C

Blackhead surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Blackhead today (14 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 3AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	12s
Afternoon (14 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	10s
Evening (14 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon).
		Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thursday 16
	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 13	S 12	S 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	NE 6	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 12	E 12	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	E 13	E 13	E 14	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 16	ESE 16
Wave Graph
kJ	121	113	75	47	46	26	32	33	35	50	73	71	66	65	65	38	37	87	89	96	225	243	376	575
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off
High Tide				4:27AM1.50m				4:59PM1.66m				5:25AM1.52m				5:57PM1.68m					6:23AM1.52m
Low Tide		10:20PM0.06m				10:39AM0.01m				11:20PM0.03m				11:38AM-0.01m					00:19AM0.00m				12:36PM-0.03m


	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	9	9	9	10	11	14	16	14	13	12	12	11	12	15	17	15	14	13	13	13	13	16	14	12
Feels °C	6	5	5	7	8	11	14	12	10	8	8	8	9	12	15	13	11	10	9	9	8	11	8	6
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 13	S 12	S 12	SSW 12	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	E 12	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	E 13	E 13	E 14	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 16	ESE 16
kJ	121	113	75	47	18	19	20	16	18	19	73	71	66	65	65	38	37	87	89	96	225	243	376	575
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	SSW 12	SSW 12	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 12	NE 6	NE 6	NE 5	NE 5	SSW 19	ESE 13	ESE 13	SSW 16	ESE 10	E 10	SSW 14	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16
kJ	41	43	47	13	46	26	32	33	35	50	14	5	4	4	36	34	35	24	18	17	20	29	28	25
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 4	ENE 4	E 12	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SSW 9	E 13	E 13	ESE 10	SW 9	S 9	S 16	SSW 16	NE 5	S 19	SSW 16	NE 5	ESE 16	S 17	S 17	—	NE 10	SSW 10
kJ	7	8	3	18	18	18	17	14	14	18	3	1	5	26	4	29	24	1	26	24	24	—	4	9
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 4	N 2	NE 5	NE 5	NNW 2	NW 4	WNW 4	WNW 4	WNW 4	—	NW 2	NW 2	WNW 2	—	NW 3	—	—	WNW 2	NW 3	NW 3	NW 3	WNW 3	W 3	W 4
kJ	13	1	25	30	1	8	5	7	8	—	1	1	1	—	6	—	—	1	2	2	2	3	7	17
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Blackhead Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa	Pourere Beach Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa	Pourere Beach Wairarapa	Red Island Hawkes Bay	Ocean Beach Hawkes Bay	Red Island Hawkes Bay
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	59	67	59
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa	White Rock - The Spit	White Rock - The Spit	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	Whareama	Riversdale	God Squad	Tora Point	Tora Point	Riversdale	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	Whareama	Riversdale	Pourere Beach		Gnarlies	Ning Nong Point and Reef
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2		2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Shingles West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Wainui Reef Wanganui-Manawatu	Shingles West Coast South Island	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	3	1	1	5	5	6	6	6	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	5	4	2	2	3
Header Global	Benkunqut Indonesia	Cobblestones Australia	Bancoora Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Lebu Chile	Cathedral Rock Australia	Spooky's New Zealand	Nine Mile New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Asu Indonesia	Bancoora Australia	Barrancon Chile	Asu Indonesia	Jacobs Bay South Africa	Shingles New Zealand	Dolphin Point South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa
Rating (10 max)	4	6	5	5	8	7	7	6	6	9	7	6	8	7	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5

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