Blackhead 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.32° S 176.67° E

Issued: 6 am 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Blackhead sea temperature is

13.2°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 (03 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 1PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (03 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	6s
Afternoon (03 Nov)	0.5ft (0.2m)	16s
Evening (03 Nov)	1ft (0.3m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 3							Wednesday 4								Thursday 5								Fri 6
	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)	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	NE 6	NE 6	S 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	S 11	NE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	54	37	19	16	20	49	45	41	38	61	116	172	225	222	320	284	207	181	129	115	106	95	86	98	56	51
Wind (km/h)	NW	NNW	N	NE	NE	N	W	WSW	WNW	NW	NNE	E	E	NE	NNE	NNW	WNW	NW	NE	ENE	NE	NNE	NE	N	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	glassy	cross
High Tide					1:03PM1.55m				1:34AM1.41m				2:00PM1.50m				2:32AM1.39m				2:56PM1.46m				3:28AM1.38m
Low Tide		6:47AM0.09m					7:26PM0.08m				7:44AM0.12m				8:22PM0.10m				8:42AM0.15m				9:16PM0.12m


	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:55	—	—	—	7:57
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	14	18	20	19	18	19	18	16	16	19	19	18	17	16	15	14	14	19	19	18	17	15	15	15	16
Feels °C	13	11	16	18	16	16	19	17	15	15	18	16	16	15	14	14	13	13	18	15	15	15	14	15	15	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	NE 6	SE 11	S 16	SSW 16	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	S 11	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7
kJ	54	37	19	5	20	49	12	14	16	19	19	172	225	222	320	284	207	181	129	115	106	95	86	46	56	51
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	SE 12	SE 12	SW 13	SW 12	SE 11	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	E 14	NE 10	NE 10	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	S 11	S 10	S 10
kJ	6	5	5	6	6	5	45	41	38	61	116	4	4	4	6	18	31	40	32	3	3	3	3	83	52	50
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 12	S 9	S 9	S 9	SE 11	NE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SW 8	E 14	E 10	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	—	E 9	—	E 13	E 12	E 12
kJ	14	6	1	1	5	5	5	5	5	3	4	2	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	—	2	—	3	3	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	NE 6	NE 3	NE 4	NE 4	—	—	—	—	NE 6	ENE 3	NE 4	ENE 4	—	—	—	—	NE 6	NE 5	NE 5	ENE 6	NE 6	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	16	5	8	22	—	—	—	—	19	7	10	5	—	—	—	—	40	56	62	53	98	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Blackhead Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa	Riversdale Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Castlepoint - Slippery Wairarapa	Pourere Beach Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa	Tora Point Wairarapa	Point Annihilation Gisborne and Mahia	Herbertville Wairarapa	Herbertville Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa	Herbertville Wairarapa	God Squad Wairarapa	Point Annihilation Gisborne and Mahia	Taits Beach (Waikari River) Hawkes Bay	Herbertville Wairarapa	Pourere Beach Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa	Pourere Beach Wairarapa
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	101	104	72	2	0	0	0	0	0	163	170	21	21	0	0	0	21	171	170	132	21	2	0	2
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa	Blackhead	Blackhead	Tora-Stix	Tora-Bombora	Tora Point	White Rock - The Spit	Humenga Point	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	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	Gnarlies	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Gnarlies	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Ning Nong Point and Reef
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	2	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Whale Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	5	5	6	5	5

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