Blackhead surf break

Blackhead surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 10 May 2026 NZST
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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
15.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Blackhead today?

The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 9AM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 10). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 May)5ft (1.5m)13s
Afternoon (10 May)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (10 May)5.5ft (1.7m)15s

Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun night, calm by Mon afternoon).

Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wed
13
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
2
3
0
3
3
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NE
13
1.5
NE
13
1.5
NE
13
1.5
NE
12
1.4
NE
12
1.5
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
2.5
S
14
3
S
14
3
S
14
3
S
14
3
S
13
3
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.3
S
13
2.1
S
13
1.9
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.5
S
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
2
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
746
734
712
657
587
948
1174
2814
3376
3555
3804
3420
3004
2584
2190
1862
1514
1226
942
683
579
494
1119
1952
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
30
W
20
SW
35
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
W
25
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
10
SW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:35AM1.21m
11:56PM1.33m
12:21PM1.22m
00:42AM1.33m
1:10PM1.25m
Low Tide
5:36AM0.30m
5:43PM0.31m
6:19AM0.29m
6:29PM0.29m
7:04AM0.26m
7:17PM0.27m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:07
7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:09
5:08
5:07
3
1
1
Temp °C
13
14
16
18
16
15
12
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
9
7
6
6
8
15
16
13
12
11
8
8
10
13
10
11
5
4
4
4
4
6
7
8
6
3
2
2
4
10
11
9
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NE
13
1.5
NE
13
1.5
NE
13
1.5
NE
12
1.4
NE
12
1.5
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.3
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
11
1.1
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
3
S
13
3
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.3
S
13
2.1
S
13
1.9
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.5
S
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.5
S
12
2
S
16
Energy kJ
746
734
712
657
587
948
1174
400
329
297
251
3420
3004
2584
2190
1862
1514
1226
942
683
579
494
639
1952
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
1.4
NE
12
1.3
ENE
12
0.1
S
12
1
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
1
S
16
0.7
ENE
10
Energy kJ
34
47
14
47
316
578
456
3
247
186
183
180
128
123
118
118
116
136
104
507
102
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
12
0.4
SW
9
0.1
S
12
0.3
ENE
13
0.3
ENE
13
0.4
ENE
13
0.4
ENE
13
0.4
E
13
0.6
S
16
0.6
ENE
10
0.1
SE
18
Energy kJ
61
61
23
13
20
3
35
35
58
58
54
190
78
12
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NW
3
0.6
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.5
W
3
0.7
W
3
0.6
WSW
3
1.3
S
5
2.5
S
14
3
S
14
3
S
14
3
S
14
0.6
NNW
3
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
4
0.4
W
2
0.6
SW
3
2
SSW
12
Energy kJ
7
7
4
5
11
8
87
2814
3376
3555
3804
9
5
7
2
7
1119
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
4
3
3
2
3
3
1
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
Distance (km)
2
59
59
59
48
61
123
123
80
80
83
61
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
4
3
5
9
8
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
4
5
4
4
5
9
9
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
9
9
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