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Blackhead Surf Photo: 'Blackhead Reef' by Kooza

Issued: 11 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Blackhead sea temperature is

12.1° C

1.2°

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
	WSW	SW	WSW	SSW	E
	5 s	cross- off	5 s	13 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 July 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
	S	WSW	SW	SSW	E
	12 s	cross- off	5 s	12 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 July 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
	SSW	W	SW	SSW	E
	12 s	off	5 s	12 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 July 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
	SSW	WSW	SSW	SSW	E
	12 s	cross- off	7 s	12 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 July 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
	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	E
	8 s	cross- off	8 s	12 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 July 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
	SSW	SW	SSW	E
	10 s	cross- off	10 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 July 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
	SSW	SW	SSW	E
	10 s	cross- off	10 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 July 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
	SSW	SW	SSW	E
	10 s	cross- off	10 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 July 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
	SSW	SW	SSW	E
	10 s	cross- off	10 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 July 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
	SSW	WSW	SSW	E
	10 s	cross- off	10 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 July 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
	SSW	WSW	SSW	SSW
	10 s	off	10 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 July 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
	SSW	W	SSW	SSW
	12 s	off	11 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 July 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
	SSW	W	SSW	SSW
	12 s	off	13 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 July 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
	SSW	WSW	SSW
	12 s	cross- off	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 July 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
	SSW	WSW	SSW
	12 s	cross- off	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 July 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
	SSW	SW	SSW
	12 s	cross- off	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 July 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
	SSW	SW	SSW
	10 s	cross- off	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 July at 12 am

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

Image captured One hour and 37 minutes after low water (rising spring tide). Tide height was 0.3m (1.1 ft). Range 1.79m (5.9 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Blackhead Surf Photo: 'Blackhead Reef' by Kooza

Blackhead 1.4M E Swell

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User: Kooza (46 photos)

Country: New Zealand (2475 photos)

Photo taken at: 1:12 am 16 Jul 2011