Blackhead Surf Break

Blackhead, New Zealand Weather Observations

Lat Long: 40.32° S 176.67° E

Issued: 5 pm 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Blackhead sea temperature is
13.6° 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.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Blackhead based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Blackhead right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Blackhead

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

ASCATC177E41S

62 km ESE15 m above sea level

3 hours ago
20
moderate winds from the NNW
(21 km/h at 329°)
- °C- km
- km


Te Mata Peak

71 km NNE100 m above sea level

38 minutes ago
-
25
moderate winds from the N
(26 km/h at 11°)
35
16.2 °C-
-
-
-
0

ASCATC177E40S

72 km ENE15 m above sea level

3 hours ago
30
fresh winds from the N
(30 km/h at 353°)
- °C- km
- km


Burma Rd HB

72 km NNE414 m above sea level

38 minutes ago
-
0
calm
(0 km/h at 219°)
0
12.8 °C-
-
-
-
0

Ballance wx

75 km WSW160 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
-
(- km/h at °)
- °C-
-
-
-
0

Palmerston North

88 km WSW31 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 332°)
5
14 °C-
-
-
-
0

Te Awa wx

93 km NNE21 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
10
light winds from the NNW
(11 km/h at 340°)
25
18 °C-
-
-
-
0

Karere wx

99 km WSW15 m above sea level

27 minutes ago
dry
15
light winds from the W
(13 km/h at 269°)
20
15 °C-
-
-
-
0

ASCATC178E41S

99 km ESE15 m above sea level

3 hours ago
30
fresh winds from the NNW
(32 km/h at 330°)
- °C- km
- km


Ohakea Airport

111 km WSW5 m above sea level

1 hour ago
clear-
30
fresh winds from the NW
(30 km/h at 310°)
16 °C10.0
10.0


* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Blackhead and within an acceptable time window.

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