Secret spot?We can hide it! Blackhead Surf Forecast / New-Zealand – Wairarapa / New Zealand2 – 7 Day Weather and Surf Issued (local time): 23 pm Sunday 03 Jun 2012Blackhead surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots. |
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| Largest waves (m) & direction (?) |
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| Period (s) (?) | 16 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 16 | ||||||
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| Max-energy | 999 | 512 | 331 | 590 | 929 | 2197 | 441 | 1098 | 655 | 921 | 241 | 201 | 559 | 679 | 767 | 1017 | 4698 | 3288 | ||||||
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| Wind State (?) | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on |
cross | cross- off |
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Key to wind character - offshore winds at Blackhead blow from the W
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High Tide / height (m) |
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5:15AM 1.48 |
5:40PM 1.63 |
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6:14AM 1.47 |
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6:39PM 1.63 |
7:12AM 1.47 |
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7:37PM 1.61 |
8:09AM 1.46 |
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8:35PM 1.56 |
9:03AM 1.44 |
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9:32PM 1.50 |
9:55AM 1.42 |
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Low Tide / height (m) |
11:07PM -0.02 |
11:24AM -0.01 |
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12:10AM -0.05 |
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12:24PM -0.04 |
1:11AM -0.06 |
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1:21PM -0.06 |
2:09AM -0.07 |
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2:18PM -0.05 |
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3:04AM -0.07 |
3:15PM -0.03 |
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3:57AM -0.05 |
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Note: the tide data above is for Castlepoint, New Zealand which is 77 km away. Surf properties and timing are calculated for Blackhead. New forecast is published every 6 hours at www.surf-forecast.com. See detailed tide info and graph. |
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Today's Blackhead sea temperature is 15.3 °C (Statistics for 03 Jun 1981-2005 - mean: 14.4 max: 15.8 min: 13.3 °C) |
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| Days 0-3 Weather Summary: Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Cool air temperatures (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the NNE by Tue night). | Days 3-6 Weather Summary: Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Cool air temperatures (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Summary | some clouds | some clouds | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | some clouds | rain shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | clear | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | ||||||
| Rain (mm) | - | - | 2 | 4 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| High °C | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | ||||||
| Low °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | ||||||
| Chill °C (?) | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 13 | ||||||
| Sunrise | - | 7:28 | - | - | 7:28 | - | - | 7:30 | - | - | 7:31 | - | - | 7:31 | - | - | 7:31 | - | ||||||
| Sunset | - | - | 16:53 | - | - | 16:52 | - | - | 16:52 | - | - | 16:52 | - | - | 16:52 | - | - | 16:52 | ||||||
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Free Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Blackhead surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site…. Click here to get the code.
View detailed surf forecast for Blackhead at:
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Information about the Blackhead Surf forecast
The above surf forecast table for Blackhead provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 2-7 days. A general guide to surfing at Blackhead can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Blackhead surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Blackhead) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).
Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Blackhead may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.
Are you planning a holiday in Wairarapa? If you are looking for accommodation near Blackhead, camping, hotels and holiday cottages in Wairarapa, consider staying in Hastings which is 77 km (48 miles) away. Other places in and around Wairarapa where you can find information about places to rent, and car hire include Palmerston North which is 89 km (55 miles) away and Napier, 94 km (58 miles) away.
