Blackhead surf break

Blackhead surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 19 Dec 2025 NZDT
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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
16.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Blackhead today?

The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 2AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 19). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Dec)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (20 Dec)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (20 Dec)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
2
0
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
1.1
SSW
1.1
S
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.3
S
1.7
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.6
SSW
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1
S
1.2
S
Period(s) (?)888886799999999999910101099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)353535363787134333333340235194258432262235413258275319319273152241
Wind
(km/h)
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
25
WSW
20
W
25
WNW
20
SSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSE
5
N
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:24AM
1.38
6:45PM
1.28
7:09AM
1.40
7:29PM
1.28
7:53AM
1.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:08AM
0.28
12:44PM
0.29
12:54AM
0.27
1:30PM
0.28
1:38AM
0.26
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Sunrise-----5:37-------5:39-------5:39--
Sunset-8:40-------8:40-------8:42------
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----111-----1-----------
Temp. °C212018171413141719171314111013141313121110111720
Feels °C (?)151413129910121411887711111010119891517
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