Blaketown Wedge Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(West Coast South Island, New Zealand)

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Blaketown Wedge Surf Guide

Blaketown Wedge on the West Coast is an exposed river break that has unreliable waves with no particular seasonal pattern. The best wind direction is from the east. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the best swell direction is from the southwest. The river breaks peel to the right. Rarely crowded here. Watch out for dangerous rips.

Blaketown Wedge Spot Info

Type:	Rating:
River	5
Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
inconsistent	62°F*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Blaketown Wedge:

The best conditions reported for surf at Blaketown Wedge occur when a Southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East.

Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

12 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Blaketown Wedge (for consistent clean waves)?

juneBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Blaketown Wedge with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of June. Clean surfable waves are typically found 56% of the time in June while 26% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 18% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

56%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

26%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

18%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Blaketown Wedge Location Map

Interactive Blaketown Wedge surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Blaketown Wedge is Hokitika Airport (HKK) in New Zealand, 34 km (21 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Blaketown Wedge is Westport Airport (WSZ), also in New Zealand, 85 km (53 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Blaketown Wedge Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

12 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Friday, 2 May 2025, 04:45 Local Time

m, °C	Friday 02
ft, °F	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM
Wave (ft)	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW
Period (s)	12	12	12	12
Wind (mph)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off

What does Blaketown Wedge look like?

Latest photos from Blaketown Wedge. Upload your own or view all photos on the gallery page.

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Tides at Blaketown Wedge

Current tide and informaton

For Greymouth, New Zealand, 3 miles from Blaketown Wedge.

Next High Water: 02:23pm | 10ft

Next Low Water: 08:01am | 3ft

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Blaketown Wedge Sea Temperature

The Blaketown Wedge water temperature is rather cool (16.5 °C) and the air temperature will feel about the same. A good quality spring wetsuit with optional neoprene boots should suffice. No need for wetsuit gloves.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit and neoprene boots.