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Blackhead surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 23 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
16.5° 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 11PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Mar) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Mar) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Mar) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 217 | 188 | 136 | 130 | 83 | 81 | 51 | 79 | 86 | 120 | 116 | 108 | 102 | 99 | 96 | 93 | 87 | 90 | 81 | 79 | 78 | 77 | 119 | 207 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:06PM 1.57 | 10:33AM 1.50 | 11:01PM 1.58 | 11:28AM 1.48 | 11:57PM 1.57 | 12:25PM 1.45 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:27AM 0.05 | 4:48PM 0.06 | 5:23AM 0.06 | 5:43PM 0.08 | 6:19AM 0.08 | |||||||||||||||||||
Monday 23 | Tuesday 24 | Wednesday 25 | Thursday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:20 | - |
| Sunset | - | 7:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
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