Blackhead 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.32° S 176.67° E

Issued: 11 pm 15 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 (16 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 4AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	15s
Afternoon (16 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	16s
Evening (16 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
		Thursday 16								Friday 17								Saturday 18
	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	0	0	2	1	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	E 13	E 13	E 14	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 16	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	SSW 23	S 21
Wave Graph
kJ	38	87	89	96	169	243	385	589	722	859	974	1165	1150	1184	1139	1067	1052	924	911	886	774	702	2071	2852
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	W	WSW	SW	SW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NNW	NW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	WNW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off
High Tide					6:23AM1.52m				6:53PM1.69m				7:20AM1.52m				7:49PM1.66m				8:17AM1.50m
Low Tide			00:19AM0.00m				12:36PM-0.03m				1:17AM-0.01m				1:33PM-0.02m				2:13AM-0.01m				2:30PM0.00m


	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	13	13	13	14	15	15	13	12	12	10	9	9	12	13	11	9	8	8	8	8	11	13	11
Feels °C	11	9	9	8	9	9	10	9	9	11	8	6	7	10	11	9	7	6	5	5	5	8	11	6
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	E 13	E 13	E 14	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 16	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	SSW 23	S 21
kJ	38	87	89	96	169	243	385	589	722	859	974	1165	1150	1184	1139	1067	1052	924	911	886	774	702	2071	2852
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 13	SSW 16	ESE 10	E 10	S 17	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 5	S 4	S 7	S 8	S 10	S 10	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	S 13	S 12	S 12	SSW 11	ESE 14	ESE 14
kJ	35	26	9	17	24	29	28	25	24	7	6	54	78	267	367	904	744	605	389	347	330	249	672	569
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	NE 5	ESE 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 9	—	NE 10	NE 10	SSW 16	SSW 7	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	—	—	—	—	S 20	S 19	S 24	SSW 10	SSW 10
kJ	24	1	26	8	8	3	—	4	4	24	10	45	44	85	316	—	—	—	—	30	29	404	187	133
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	WNW 2	NW 3	WNW 3	W 3	W 3	W 4	WSW 3	SSW 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	NW 3	—	—	—	—	NW 3	NW 4	WNW 4	W 3
kJ	—	1	2	3	7	8	12	6	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	—	—	—	—	4	13	24	7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Blackhead Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa	Pourere Beach Wairarapa	Pourere Beach Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa	Red Island Hawkes Bay	Blackhead Wairarapa	Porangahau River Mouth 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
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5
Distance (km)	0	0	2	2	0	59	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa	Blackhead	Riversdale	Pourere Beach	Whareama	Blackhead	Riversdale	Blackhead	Porangahau River Mouth	Tora Point	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	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	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Ning Nong Point and Reef	White Rock - The Spit	White Rock - The Spit	White Rock - The Spit
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	7	7	7
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Waiwakaiho Taranaki	Shingles West Coast South Island	Wainui Reef Wanganui-Manawatu	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes Northland	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins
Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	3	4	2	3	3	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	8	9	5	4	4	4	7	9	8
Header Global	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Shipstern Bluff Australia	Shipstern Bluff Australia	Hell South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Catlins River Mouth New Zealand	Dunedin - Kuri Bush New Zealand	Dunedin - Kuri Bush New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Dinner Plates New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	5	9	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	5	5	6	6	6	8	9	6	6	6	5	7	9	8

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