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Blackhead surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 06 May 2026 NZSTForecast 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
15.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Blackhead today?
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 7AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (07 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu night, fresh winds from the NNE by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | NE 6 | SSW 14 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | |
210 | 156 | 154 | 107 | 102 | 74 | 61 | 91 | 213 | 206 | 116 | 200 | 161 | 83 | 168 | 266 | 492 | 699 | 551 | 392 | 330 | 247 | 258 | 277 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 9:02PM1.39m | 9:25AM1.27m | 9:46PM1.37m | 10:08AM1.24m | 10:29PM1.35m | 10:51AM1.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:26AM0.27m | 3:35PM0.29m | 4:10AM0.29m | 4:18PM0.31m | 4:53AM0.30m | 5:00PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 14 |
16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
 kJ | 210 | 156 | 35 | 48 | 28 | 33 | 61 | 62 | 110 | 120 | 116 | 99 | 78 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 551 | 392 | 330 | 247 | 258 | 264 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 |
| kJ | 75 | 25 | 154 | 107 | 102 | 70 | — | — | 62 | 36 | 36 | 19 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 18 | 33 | 67 | 176 | 277 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | — | — | — | S 10 | NNE 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 32 | 32 | 18 | — | 31 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | 24 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 33 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 2 | WNW 3 | — | — | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 74 | 51 | 91 | 213 | 206 | — | 200 | 161 | 83 | 168 | 266 | 492 | 699 | — | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 39 | 214 | 214 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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