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Blaketown wedge
Surf spot · New Zealand
Is it worth the trip?
49Fair out of 100 for your dates
Best on Mon 9: 4 ft swell at 10 s
Tue 3 · 20 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 96kJ
- Wind
- N 10 kn
- Temp
- 15°C
Wed 4 · 55 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft9 ssoft
- Energy
- 206kJ
- Wind
- N 3 kn
- Temp
- 16°C
Thu 5 · 25 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft9 ssoft
- Energy
- 115kJ
- Wind
- NNE 14 kn
- Temp
- 16°C
Fri 6 · 25 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft10 ssoft
- Energy
- 61kJ
- Wind
- NW 2 kn
- Temp
- 15°C
Sat 7 · 31 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 71kJ
- Wind
- SW 6 kn
- Temp
- 14°C
Sun 8 · 63 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft11 ssoft
- Energy
- 601kJ
- Wind
- WSW 4 kn
- Temp
- 14°C
Mon 9 · 74 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft10 ssoft
- Energy
- 327kJ
- Wind
- S 2 kn
- Temp
- 15°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 27, poor
- Tue 320, poor
- Wed 455, fair
- Thu 525, too small
- Fri 625, too small
- Sat 731, poor
- Sun 863, good
- Mon 974, good
- Tue 1040, poor
- Wed 1126, too small
The spot in five facts
- Faces Wtakes swell from the W
- Offshore: Ewind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 2–8 ftof swell
- Water 16 °C3/2 wetsuit
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know rips, currents, rocks or your skill.
Blaketown wedge does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.
| Day | Scorefor Intermediate | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 7, poor | 4 ft7 smushy5 ft at break (est.) | 172kJ | wind from the north-north-west, 24 knots | 15°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 20, poor | 4 ft6 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 96kJ | wind from the north, 10 knots | 15°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 55, fair | 4 ft9 ssoft5 ft at break (est.) | 206kJ | wind from the north, 3 knots | 16°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 25, too small | 3 ft9 ssoft4 ft at break (est.) | 115kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 14 knots | 16°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 25, too small | 2 ft10 ssoft3 ft at break (est.) | 61kJ | wind from the north-west, 2 knots | 15°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 31, poor | 3 ft6 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 71kJ | wind from the south-west, 6 knots | 14°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 63, good | 5 ft11 ssoft7 ft at break (est.) | 601kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 4 knots | 14°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 74, good | 4 ft10 ssoft6 ft at break (est.) | 327kJ | wind from the south, 2 knots | 15°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 40, poor | 3 ft10 ssoft5 ft at break (est.) | 190kJ | wind from the north, 9 knots | 16°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 26, too small | 3 ft9 ssoft4 ft at break (est.) | 120kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 5 knots | 16°C |
Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More
Tide
- Mon 2 NovHigh 05:06 +0.9 mLow 11:18 −0.9 mHigh 17:36 +1.0 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 00:01 −1.0 mHigh 06:20 +0.9 mLow 12:31 −0.9 mHigh 18:50 +1.0 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 01:12 −1.0 mHigh 07:31 +0.9 mLow 13:40 −0.9 mHigh 19:58 +1.0 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
No month stands out
Good days in a typical week, each month, for intermediate surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May2of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun3of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug2of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep1of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov2of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec2of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Typical, not a forecast.
Map
the spot, its town, photos
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Photos of Blaketown wedge
More surf near here
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- The tip 1.3 km away
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Blaketown wedge
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces W (283°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (103°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.3 km out (1 in 125). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 13°C in August, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 19°C in February, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Greymouth, 2.7 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots.
Water about 16°C: 3/2 wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,770–US$3,360 each
about US$1,770–US$3,360 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, board and wetsuit.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return MDW to CHC, estimated from distance and season, changing at SFO, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$858–US$1,780 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$134–US$228 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$342–US$563 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$301–US$563 |
| Board and wetsuit | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$134–US$221 |
| Total | about US$1,770–US$3,360 |
For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Greymouth
5 min by car · 18 places to stay
about US$127/nightcountry average
About Greymouth its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$127 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
Getting there: about 29h
About 29h door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → CHC, changing at San Francisco International Airport (SFO), then 3h 05m by road
Flights MDW → CHC on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.