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Lat Long: 40.32° S 176.67° E

Blackhead Surf Photo: 'Blackhead' by HAU BOYS CHB

Issued: 11 pm 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Blackhead sea temperature is

11.9° C

1.3°

Blackhead surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	SSW	SSW	ENE	SSW
	10 s	cross- off	4 s	10 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 March at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Blackhead around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	SSW	SSW	ENE	SSW
	10 s	cross- off	4 s	10 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 March at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Blackhead around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	S	SSW	ENE	SSW
	11 s	cross	4 s	11 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 March at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Blackhead around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	S		ENE	SSW
	11 s	glass		11 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 March at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Blackhead around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	WSW		ENE	SSW
	11 s	glass		11 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 March at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Blackhead around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	NW		ENE	SSW
	11 s	glass		11 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 March at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Blackhead around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	N		ENE	SSW
	11 s	glass		11 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 March at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Blackhead around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	NNE		ENE	SSW
	11 s	cross- on		11 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 March at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Blackhead around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	NNE		ENE	SSW
	11 s	cross		11 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 March at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Blackhead around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	NNE	NNE	ENE	SSW
	11 s	cross- on	3 s	11 s	17 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 March at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Blackhead around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	NE	NE	ENE	SSW
	11 s	cross- on	3 s	11 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 March at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Blackhead around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	NNE	NE	ENE	SSW
	10 s	cross- on	4 s	10 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 March at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Blackhead around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	NNE	NE	ENE	SSW
	11 s	cross- on	5 s	10 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 March at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Blackhead around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	W	NNE	ENE	SSW
	11 s	off	5 s	11 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 March at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Blackhead around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	WNW		ENE	SSW
	11 s	glass		11 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 March at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Blackhead around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	NNW		ENE	SSW
	11 s	glass		10 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 March at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Blackhead around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	NW	NNE	ENE	SSW
	10 s	cross- off	5 s	10 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 March at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Blackhead around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 2 hours and 28 minutes before high water (rising ordinary tide). Tide height was 1.0m (3.2 ft). Range 1.83m (6.0 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Blackhead Surf Photo: 'Blackhead' by HAU BOYS CHB

Blackhead

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User: HAU BOYS CHB (5 photos)

Country: New Zealand (2475 photos)

Photo taken at: 10:37 am 28 Mar 2015

No1 hauboy
Slayed a few that day with the boys was good but not the best we've surfed it