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Blackhead surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 21 Apr 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
15.3° C
(Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Blackhead today?
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 1PM is: 5.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Apr) | 18ft (5.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (21 Apr) | 18ft (5.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (21 Apr) | 18ft (5.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 3390 | 4308 | 5541 | 6856 | 6797 | 7033 | 7099 | 5457 | 5640 | 4589 | 4166 | 3773 | 3300 | 2806 | 1207 | 1190 | 916 | 1467 | 1315 | 1121 | 448 | 405 | 334 | 236 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:20AM 1.54 | 8:48PM 1.65 | 9:16AM 1.52 | 9:44PM 1.64 | 10:13AM 1.49 | 10:41PM 1.62 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:15AM 0.01 | 2:34PM 0.01 | 3:12AM 0.01 | 3:30PM 0.02 | 4:09AM 0.02 | 4:26PM 0.05 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Fri 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:31 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 6 | 18 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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