Blackhead Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.32° S 176.67° E

Blackhead, New Zealand Weather Observations

Issued: 5 pm 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Blackhead sea temperature is
12.1°C
1.3° 

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

Porangahau

4 km NW8 m above sea level

2 hours ago
Dry
20
light winds from the W
(19 km/h at 270°)
9 °C-
-
-
-
-

Cape Turnagain

19 km S223 m above sea level

52 minutes ago
Dry
40
strong winds from the W
(39 km/h at 270°)
7.7 °C-
-
-
-
-

Waione East

35 km SW109 m above sea level

2 hours ago
Dry
wind obs. (11 kph from 180 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
8 °C-
-
-
-
-

Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station

46 km WNW336 m above sea level

52 minutes ago
Dry
15
light winds from the SW
(17 km/h at 230°)
5.8 °C-
-
-
no observation
-

Otane CHB

47 km N102 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
5
light winds from the SW
(7 km/h at 225°)
7.4 °C-
-
-
-
-

Raukawa, Hastings Hawkes Bay

66 km N78 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
wind obs. (6 kph from 270 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
7.2 °C-
-
-
-
-

Brooklands Station

70 km SSW197 m above sea level

59 minutes ago
Dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 270°)
4.9 °C-
-
-
-
-

Pahiatua

71 km SW102 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 135°)
7.7 °C-
-
-
-
-

Ballance wx

75 km WSW160 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 248°)
5
4 °C-
-
-
-
0

Crofoot

76 km S121 m above sea level

2 hours ago
Dry
25
moderate winds from the WSW
(26 km/h at 240°)
8.8 °C-
-
-
no observation
-

* 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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