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Blackhead surf Forecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 24 Apr 2024 NZST
Forecast update in hr min s Update imminent
Blackhead surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Blackhead sea temperature is 16.3°C (Statistics for 24 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 16.2 °C max: 17.1 °C min: 15.0 °C)
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Blackhead surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Blackhead sea temperature is 16.3°C (Statistics for 24 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 16.2 °C max: 17.1 °C min: 15.0 °C)
How big are the waves at Blackhead today?
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 12PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 24). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Update imminent
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| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 698 | 459 | 382 | 264 | 134 | 132 | 149 | 135 | 253 | 307 | 653 | 721 | 754 | 521 | 351 | 195 | 141 | 135 | 95 | 85 | 81 | 46 | 86 | 48 | 56 | 54 | 59 | 104 | 216 | 157 | 143 | 192 | 216 | 212 | 154 | 166 | 120 | 157 | 154 | 137 | 105 | 100 | 100 | 98 | 79 | 139 | 192 | 186 | 329 | 296 | 218 | 194 | 322 | 502 | 745 | 921 | 991 | 942 | 933 | 1117 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:38AM 1.31 | 6:03PM 1.33 | 6:23AM 1.31 | 6:46PM 1.36 | 7:07AM 1.31 | 7:29PM 1.38 | 7:51AM 1.31 | 8:12PM 1.40 | 8:35AM 1.31 | 8:56PM 1.42 | 9:19AM 1.31 | 9:41PM 1.43 | 10:05AM 1.31 | 10:29PM 1.44 | 10:54AM 1.32 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:53AM 0.26 | 12:18AM 0.27 | 12:36PM 0.26 | 1:04AM 0.26 | 1:20PM 0.26 | 1:50AM 0.25 | 2:03PM 0.26 | 2:34AM 0.24 | 2:46PM 0.25 | 3:19AM 0.24 | 3:30PM 0.24 | 4:05AM 0.22 | 4:16PM 0.22 | 4:53AM 0.21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 01 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 9 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 6 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 8 |
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