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Blackhead surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 03 Apr 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
15.9° C
(Which is 1.4°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Blackhead today?
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 10AM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Apr) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (03 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (03 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 14 |
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 kJ (?) | 1811 | 1632 | 1442 | 1172 | 986 | 747 | 584 | 409 | 339 | 276 | 205 | 119 | 116 | 85 | 57 | 52 | 49 | 51 | 51 | 45 | 69 | 168 | 188 | 163 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:10AM 1.40 | 7:35PM 1.40 | 7:57AM 1.39 | 8:21PM 1.41 | 8:43AM 1.37 | 9:06PM 1.41 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:02AM 0.18 | 1:27PM 0.17 | 1:51AM 0.19 | 2:12PM 0.19 | 2:39AM 0.20 | 2:57PM 0.21 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 03 | Saturday 04 | Sunday 05 | Mon 06 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:31 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
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