Blackhead 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.32° S 176.67° E

Issued: 12 am 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Blackhead sea temperature is

14.2°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 (25 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 7AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 25). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (25 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	12s
Afternoon (25 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	15s
Evening (25 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 25								Monday 26								Tuesday 27
	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	0	0	1	2	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 10	SSW 11	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 19	SSW 18	S 16	S 16	S 15	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	S 5
Wave Graph
kJ	231	171	126	173	207	126	138	137	95	48	69	102	135	122	109	63	57	51	47	26	24	24	14	57
Wind (km/h)	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	WNW	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	WSW	SSW	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			4:58AM1.34m				5:20PM1.39m				5:48AM1.42m				6:11PM1.43m				6:39AM1.49m					7:04PM1.47m
Low Tide	10:47PM0.21m				11:09AM0.21m				11:35PM0.16m				12:02PM0.16m				00:25AM0.12m				12:56PM0.11m


	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:45	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	—
Temp °C	14	13	12	16	21	21	16	14	13	13	13	17	21	22	18	16	14	12	14	19	19	16	13	11
Feels °C	9	8	6	10	16	19	13	10	9	8	8	12	16	19	16	10	10	8	10	15	15	14	10	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 10	SSW 11	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 15	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 8	SSW 19	SSW 18	S 16	S 16	S 15	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6
kJ	231	171	126	173	207	126	58	58	40	23	69	102	135	122	109	63	57	51	47	26	24	24	14	9
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 14	E 13	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	S 9	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	S 8	SSW 8	S 9	S 9	SSW 9	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	SE 11	SE 11	SSW 11	SE 11	SSW 10	SSW 10
kJ	14	14	51	37	35	44	138	137	95	48	10	14	14	13	15	4	4	3	5	5	23	4	11	10
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 9	E 9	E 13	E 13	E 12	SSW 9	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	SSW 14	SSE 9	E 11	E 11	NE 4	S 8	S 8	SE 11	E 11	E 11	SE 11	E 11	SE 10	SE 10
kJ	3	2	14	13	12	28	11	11	11	11	20	8	10	10	2	13	5	5	2	2	5	3	4	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 3	W 3	W 4	W 4	W 4	W 3	W 3	—	WNW 2	WNW 3	WNW 3	WNW 3	W 3	W 3	NE 4	W 3	W 3	NNW 3	NNE 4	NNE 6	—	SSW 4	S 5	S 5
kJ	3	7	13	14	6	2	1	—	1	5	9	7	6	2	12	4	5	3	12	20	—	16	55	57
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Pourere Beach Wairarapa	Red Island Hawkes Bay	Red Island Hawkes Bay	Red Island Hawkes Bay	Blackhead Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa	Pourere Beach Wairarapa	Pourere Beach Wairarapa	Pourere Beach Wairarapa	Cray Bay Hawkes Bay	Red Island Hawkes Bay	Blackhead Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa	Cray Bay Hawkes Bay	Pourere Beach Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa	Herbertville Wairarapa	Pourere Beach Wairarapa	Pourere Beach Wairarapa	Peka Peka Wanganui-Manawatu	Peka Peka Wanganui-Manawatu	Porangahau River Mouth Wairarapa
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	2	1
Distance (km)	2	59	59	59	0	0	0	2	2	2	60	59	0	0	0	60	2	0	21	2	2	148	148	10
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa	White Rock - The Spit	White Rock - The Spit	White Rock - The Spit	White Rock - The Spit	White Rock - The Spit	Ning Nong Point and Reef	White Rock - The Spit	White Rock - The Spit	Gnarlies	Whareama	Riversdale	Whareama	Riversdale	Riversdale	Blackhead		Pourere Beach	Blackhead	Herbertville	Pourere Beach	Pourere Beach			Castlepoint Beach
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1		1	1	1	1	1			1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Shingles West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Wainui Reef Wanganui-Manawatu	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Blacks Reef Gisborne and Mahia	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Point Gisborne and Mahia	Kaka Point Catlins	Inner Cut Nelson - Tasman Bay	Wainui Reef Wanganui-Manawatu	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Papatowai Catlins	Shingles West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	3	4	4	3	4	4
Header Global	Benkunqut Indonesia	Outside Corner Indonesia	Nyang-Nyang Indonesia	Nyang-Nyang Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	El Huerto Spain	Deba Spain	Deba Spain	Guibeleco Spain	Vanthrax France	Cabo Lastres Spain	Belharra France	Deba Spain	Deba Spain	Deba Spain	Brims Ness United Kingdom	Anglet - Corsaires France	Anglet - Corsaires France	Anglet - Corsaires France	Afife Portugal	Afife Portugal	Backdoor United States	Backdoor United States	Cavalos de Fao Portugal
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5

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