Blackhead surf break

Blackhead surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 11 Jul 2025 NZST
Forecast 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
13.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Blackhead today?

The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 12PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 2.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)7ft (2.1m)11s
Afternoon (11 Jul)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (11 Jul)11ft (3.5m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
E
2.3
ENE
2.1
E
2.2
ENE
2.5
ENE
3
ENE
3.5
ENE
4
ENE
3.5
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
2.5
E
2.4
E
2.2
E
2.2
E
2.1
E
2.1
E
2.1
E
2.2
E
2.2
E
2.2
E
2.1
E
2
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.6
E
1.9
E
2
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.5
E
Period(s) (?)121111788991010101010101011111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111101010101010101010111111111111119
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1238233711699901226163520582659224936322302182412211047106098798910071111111911531060965878876787704616616542559492459402401389408400625889924737844584501507450441374321319386477559469465475469529582
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
NE
40
NE
45
NE
25
NNE
10
W
5
NNW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NNE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
N
5
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
20
W
10
WNW
5
NW
10
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
30
NE
30
E
40
E
35
NE
20
NE
10
WNW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
W
25
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
offcross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:27AM
1.28
5:53PM
1.42
6:13AM
1.29
6:38PM
1.44
6:59AM
1.31
7:24PM
1.46
7:45AM
1.32
8:10PM
1.47
8:33AM
1.33
8:57PM
1.48
9:22AM
1.35
9:46PM
1.48
10:13AM
1.38
10:37PM
1.47
11:06AM
1.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:36AM
0.25
12:14AM
0.26
12:22PM
0.22
1:01AM
0.23
1:08PM
0.19
1:47AM
0.20
1:55PM
0.17
2:34AM
0.17
2:44PM
0.16
3:21AM
0.14
3:34PM
0.15
4:09AM
0.12
4:26PM
0.14
4:59AM
0.11
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Sunrise--7:33-------7:33-------7:33-------7:33-------7:31-------7:31-------7:31-------7:30-
Sunset----5:02-------5:02-------5:04-------5:05-------5:06-------5:06-------5:07-------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C101010141413131313131215151311109910131412111110910141512101098813141211111099121210109912111214131212991013
Feels °C (?)87698665911111413118867812121099878121310665459106555679767656549101184568
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