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Blackhead surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 31 Mar 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
16.3° C
(Which is 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Blackhead today?
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 8PM is: 2.2m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.8m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Mar) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (31 Mar) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (31 Mar) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | Friday 03 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 256 | 184 | 255 | 1315 | 4634 | 3809 | 2473 | 1783 | 1401 | 1218 | 1118 | 1021 | 1037 | 1077 | 946 | 888 | 874 | 860 | 747 | 735 | 563 | 661 | 1565 | 1409 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:08PM 1.37 | 5:32AM 1.44 | 5:59PM 1.37 | 6:22AM 1.42 | 6:48PM 1.39 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:00AM 0.15 | 11:18PM 0.17 | 11:51AM 0.16 | 12:11AM 0.17 | 12:40PM 0.16 | 1:02AM 0.18 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | Friday 03 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
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