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Blackhead surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 12 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
17.5° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Blackhead today?

The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 5AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 12). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)1ft (0.3m)17s
Afternoon (12 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (12 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
E
0.3
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.6
S
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.4
NE
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
Period(s) (?)12111181715151312111113121211111081010101099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)13121165918138791994473760689276161740332626024419418814914310983
Wind
(km/h)
25
WNW
30
WNW
45
WNW
30
W
20
WSW
15
S
20
SSE
15
SE
10
E
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
25
NNE
30
NE
35
NE
10
NE
10
SW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
15
W
10
W
10
W
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:11AM
1.32
1:30PM
1.31
1:59AM
1.30
2:18PM
1.28
2:47AM
1.30
3:05PM
1.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:22AM
0.27
7:46PM
0.25
8:11AM
0.31
8:31PM
0.28
8:59AM
0.33
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise---5:56-------5:56-------5:58----
Sunset-------8:45-------8:45-------8:44
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------------1--
Temp. °C222121171820171616151515192222211714161618171819
Feels °C (?)181513121517131314131313161716201511121114151719
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