Blackhead Surf Break

Blackhead, New Zealand Weather Observations

Lat Long: 40.32° S 176.67° E

Issued: 5 am 10 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Blackhead sea temperature is
14.0° 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

Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station

46 km WNW347 m above sea level

56 minutes ago
-
15
light winds from the SW
(17 km/h at 230°)
8.2 °C-
-
-
no observation
-

Te Mata Peak

71 km NNE100 m above sea level

56 minutes ago
-
15
light winds from the SW
(13 km/h at 222°)
20
8.3 °C-
-
-
-
0

Burma Rd HB

72 km NNE414 m above sea level

56 minutes ago
-
0
calm
(0 km/h at 216°)
0
10.2 °C-
-
-
-
0

Ballance wx

75 km WSW160 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 23°)
5
6 °C-
-
-
-
0

CastlepointAws

76 km S120 m above sea level

56 minutes ago
-
35
fresh winds from the WSW
(33 km/h at 240°)
9.6 °C-
-
-
no observation
-

Palmerston North

88 km WSW31 m above sea level

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

PalmerstonNorthAero Aws

90 km WSW39 m above sea level

56 minutes ago
clearClear skies
5
calm
(4 km/h at 250°)
3.9 °C10 km
10 km
-
no observation
-

Te Awa wx

93 km NNE21 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
5
calm
(5 km/h at 259°)
15
9 °C-
-
-
-
0

Napier Airport

97 km N240 m above sea level

56 minutes ago
clearClear skies
15
light winds from the W
(17 km/h at 260°)
10.5 °C10 km
10 km

no observation

Karere wx

99 km WSW15 m above sea level

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