Blackhead Surf Break
Lat Long: 40.32° S 176.67° E

Blackhead 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Blackhead

Issued: 5 pm 04 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Blackhead sea temperature is
14.0° C

Normal for this time of year

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


How big are the waves at Blackhead today (04 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 10PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jun)--
Afternoon (04 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (04 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri night, strong winds from the SSW by Sun morning).

Thu
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sun
7
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
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
2
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
9
1.1
NE
9
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.8
NE
5
0.9
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.7
NE
6
1.2
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
2.2
NE
7
1.4
NE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.1
NE
9
1
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.4
SSW
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
NE
8
3
SSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
99
176
92
62
40
52
102
91
226
124
155
507
255
235
193
148
93
49
72
70
61
61
34
875
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
15
N
10
N
5
N
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
25
W
40
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:32PM1.39m
8:53AM1.25m
9:14PM1.37m
9:36AM1.23m
9:56PM1.35m
10:18AM1.22m
Low Tide
2:56AM0.28m
3:03PM0.28m
3:39AM0.28m
3:45PM0.29m
4:22AM0.28m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:53
4:53
4:53
4:52
 mm
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
16
14
13
13
13
13
15
18
18
17
15
15
14
13
14
16
17
14
12
11
12
12
10
12
Feels °C
13
12
11
11
11
11
14
16
16
14
14
14
13
12
12
13
14
11
10
9
10
7
1
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.2
SSW
11
1.2
NE
7
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
1.5
NE
7
1.4
NE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.1
NE
9
1
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.5
NE
7
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
NE
9
0.5
SSW
6
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
Energy kJ
99
96
92
62
22
22
40
11
127
15
15
235
255
235
193
148
93
21
72
70
38
18
34
18
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.2
S
9
0.2
SSW
13
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
S
12
0.3
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
12
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
7
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
Energy kJ
53
34
16
16
26
26
11
6
16
2
1
15
16
15
14
10
24
49
19
25
61
61
7
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
S
5
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
12
0.2
S
9
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
S
9
0.1
E
12
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
E
16
0.1
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
13
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.4
SSW
5
0.5
NE
8
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
16
Energy kJ
3
1
14
10
30
7
12
17
6
3
1
1
5
4
17
14
31
20
13
8
35
8
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
3
1.1
NE
9
0.8
NE
5
0.9
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.7
NE
6
1.2
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
2.2
NE
7
0.4
SW
2
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
4
1.9
SSW
5
3
SSW
8
Energy kJ
6
176
40
52
102
91
226
124
155
507
2
5
6
183
875
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
21
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
21
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
118
123
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
1
1
1
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
9
8
8
6
9
9
9
9
9
9
6
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