Blackhead 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.32° S 176.67° E

Issued: 11 am 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Blackhead sea temperature is

12.5° 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 (27 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 8PM is: 2.4m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.8m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	13s
Afternoon (27 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	13s
Evening (27 Jul)	8ft (2.4m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 27					Tuesday 28								Wednesday 29
	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	9 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	4
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	SE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	721	828	841	983	1892	980	1134	1266	1857	1803	1647	1575	1487	1306	1306	1120	1086	1012	948	901	793
Wind (km/h)	WSW	SW	SSW	SW	SSW	WSW	WSW	W	WSW	SSW	S	SSW	W	WNW	NW	NW	NNW	N	NNE	N	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-off
High Tide				3:48PM1.35m				4:08AM1.25m				4:34PM1.36m				4:54AM1.26m				5:20PM1.38m
Low Tide		9:30AM0.30m				10:05PM0.32m				10:16AM0.29m				10:52PM0.31m				11:02AM0.27m


	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	6	9	10	9	9	7	6	6	7	9	10	9	8	8	8	7	8	11	12	11	9
Feels °C	0	3	4	4	5	4	2	2	4	6	7	7	6	5	5	4	5	8	9	8	6
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	SE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12
kJ	721	828	841	983	1892	980	1134	1266	1857	1803	1647	1575	1487	1306	1306	1120	1086	1012	948	901	793
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSE 8	SSE 11	SSE 8	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 15	SSW 18
kJ	18	17	109	88	109	311	540	240	47	44	43	44	44	41	40	39	20	20	20	42	178
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 11	SSW 11	—	—	—	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 18	S 17	S 16	SSW 15	S 18	SSW 18
kJ	11	11	—	—	—	31	56	53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	6	5	23	27	127
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 7	S 8	S 8	S 8	—	—	—	SSW 12	SSW 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 3	NNE 3	NNE 3
kJ	242	332	453	397	—	—	—	280	256	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	7	7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ocean Beach Hawkes Bay	Waimarama Hawkes Bay	Waimarama Hawkes Bay	Waimarama Hawkes Bay	Blackhead Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa	Castlepoint Beach Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa	Pourere Beach Wairarapa	Herbertville Wairarapa	Pourere Beach Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4
Distance (km)	67	61	61	61	0	0	0	0	0	0	75	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	21	2	0
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa	Tora-Stix	Whareama	Tora-Stix	Tora-Stix	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	Blackhead	Herbertville	White Rock - The Spit	White Rock - The Spit	White Rock - The Spit
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes Northland	Stent Road Taranaki	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Dinner Plates Catlins
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	3	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	9	5	5	5	7	5

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