Blackhead 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.32° S 176.67° E

Issued: 11 pm 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Blackhead sea temperature is

12.7° 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 (15 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 3AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 14). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	11s
Afternoon (15 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	11s
Evening (15 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	11s

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 10°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.
		Wednesday 15								Thursday 16								Friday 17
	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	0	0	1	2	2	2	3	2	4	4	4	4	5	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 12	E 12	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 13	ESE 13	E 14	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 16	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	S 14	S 14	S 14
Wave Graph
kJ	35	50	73	71	66	65	65	38	41	57	58	96	225	243	385	596	722	870	1029	1150	1136	1949	2374	1781
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	NW	WNW	W	W	W	W	W	W	WSW	S	ESE	NNE
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	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross	glassy	cross
High Tide				5:25AM1.52m				5:57PM1.68m					6:23AM1.52m				6:53PM1.69m				7:20AM1.52m
Low Tide		11:20PM0.03m				11:38AM-0.01m					00:19AM0.00m				12:36PM-0.03m				1:17AM-0.01m				1:33PM-0.02m


	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	12	12	12	12	15	17	15	13	13	13	13	14	16	14	13	12	13	12	11	10	12	12	11
Feels °C	10	9	8	9	10	12	15	13	10	10	9	8	9	11	9	7	7	8	7	7	8	11	11	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	NE 6	E 12	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 13	ESE 13	E 14	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 16	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	S 14	S 14	S 14
kJ	25	20	73	71	66	65	65	38	41	57	58	96	225	243	385	596	722	870	1029	1150	1136	1949	2374	1781
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 12	NE 6	NE 6	NE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ESE 13	ESE 14	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	S 17	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	S 8	SSW 14	ESE 16	ESE 15	ESE 15
kJ	35	50	14	9	4	2	2	34	36	20	18	17	24	29	28	25	24	24	47	29	529	1107	1139	962
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 13	ESE 10	S 9	S 9	S 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	S 19	SSW 16	SSW 16	ESE 16	S 17	SW 14	NE 11	—	NE 10	NE 10	SSW 9	S 8	SSW 15	—	—	—	—
kJ	14	18	2	2	5	26	27	29	24	26	26	24	8	4	—	4	4	8	10	47	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	NW 2	NW 2	NW 2	—	WNW 3	WNW 3	—	NW 2	NW 2	WNW 3	WNW 3	WNW 3	W 3	W 3	W 4	WSW 4	WSW 3	WSW 3	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	1	1	1	—	7	7	—	1	1	1	3	5	8	8	13	8	4	4	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Blackhead Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa	Pourere Beach Wairarapa	Pourere Beach Wairarapa	Pourere Beach Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa	Waimarama Hawkes Bay	Blackhead Wairarapa	Porangahau River Mouth Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa	Porangahau River Mouth Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa	Herbertville Wairarapa
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	0	0	61	0	10	0	0	0	10	0	21
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa	Blackhead	Blackhead	Riversdale	Tora Point	White Rock - The Spit	Tora Point	Riversdale	Blackhead	Blackhead	Riversdale	Whareama	Whareama	Pourere Beach	Tora Point	White Rock - The Spit	Ning Nong Point and Reef	White Rock - The Spit	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Blackhead	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Ning Nong Point and Reef
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	5	5	5	4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Fox River West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes Northland	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay Otago	Shingles West Coast South Island	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes Northland	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Beach - Stockroute Gisborne and Mahia	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay Otago	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	7	5	4	4	5	4	3	5	4	4	2	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	7
Header Global	Point Roadnight Australia	Bancoora Australia	Fox River New Zealand	Fox River New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Asu Indonesia	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Balnarring Point Australia	Asu Indonesia	Haakgat South Africa	Cape St Martin South Africa	Hell South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Luna Park Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Boneyards South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	6	9	6	7	8	7	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	9	8	6	6	7

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