Blackhead Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.32° S 176.67° E

Blackhead 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Blackhead sea temperature is
13.7°C
0.9° 

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 (01 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 2PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Nov)6ft (1.9m)12s
Afternoon (01 Nov)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (01 Nov)4ft (1.2m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
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)
4
4
3
0
0
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
S
12
2
S
12
1.9
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
10
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
9
0.6
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.5
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.2
S
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1236
1122
1013
792
607
418
338
224
168
87
67
40
47
29
26
35
65
38
20
35
20
50
44
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
NE
15
NE
5
WNW
15
W
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
5
NNE
0
SSE
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
N
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
High Tide
11:08AM1.62m
11:38PM1.46m
12:05PM1.59m
00:35AM1.43m
1:03PM1.55m
Low Tide
4:54AM0.04m
5:33PM0.04m
5:50AM0.06m
6:30PM0.06m
6:47AM0.09m
7:26PM0.08m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:03
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Temp °C
7
7
12
16
17
16
13
14
13
13
17
19
20
18
17
17
15
14
18
21
20
19
17
Feels °C
4
4
9
11
13
15
10
9
9
10
14
16
18
17
15
14
13
11
16
19
18
17
16
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