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Blackhead surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 29 Mar 2026 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast 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
16.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Blackhead today?
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 7AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Mar) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (29 Mar) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (29 Mar) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 645 | 634 | 718 | 718 | 718 | 793 | 780 | 603 | 671 | 573 | 563 | 455 | 387 | 373 | 265 | 271 | 290 | 359 | 385 | 366 | 259 | 181 | 240 | 1576 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:49AM 1.51 | 3:18PM 1.38 | 3:46AM 1.48 | 4:14PM 1.37 | 4:40AM 1.46 | 5:08PM 1.37 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:31PM 0.13 | 9:10AM 0.14 | 9:28PM 0.15 | 10:06AM 0.15 | 10:24PM 0.16 | 11:00AM 0.15 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 29 | Monday 30 | Tuesday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:26 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 8 |
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