Blackhead Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.32° S 176.67° E

Blackhead 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 10 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Blackhead sea temperature is
15.0°C
0.1° 

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 (10 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 2PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (10 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (10 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Fri
13
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
2
3
2
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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)
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
1.1
ENE
5
1.1
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.5
NE
7
2.1
NE
7
2.1
NE
7
2.2
NE
7
1.7
ENE
8
2.3
NE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.9
ENE
9
0.6
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
73
120
71
68
71
90
154
200
216
457
470
516
306
617
400
261
171
143
105
108
116
123
142
191
124
142
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
5
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
25
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
Wind State
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
6:47AM1.43m
7:08PM1.35m
7:32AM1.44m
7:54PM1.34m
8:16AM1.44m
8:39PM1.33m
Low Tide
1:05PM0.21m
1:19AM0.21m
1:52PM0.22m
2:04AM0.23m
2:38PM0.22m
2:49AM0.24m
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:52
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5:50
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5:50
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5:48
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8:01
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8:02
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8:04
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8:05
 mm
2
3
6
4
1
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1
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Temp °C
13
14
14
15
16
17
17
16
17
17
20
22
23
21
19
17
15
15
19
22
22
19
16
15
13
13
Feels °C
11
12
12
13
15
16
15
14
16
16
18
19
22
19
15
14
12
12
15
18
17
15
11
11
9
9
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