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Blackhead surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 26 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 slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Blackhead today?

The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 7AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 26). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jan)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (26 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (26 Jan)5ft (1.6m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
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)
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.5
S
1.2
S
1.5
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
Period(s) (?)12121212121111111010101010101010101010109999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)762866852706683704634611540510482416394342342476308449320314251202164157
Wind
(km/h)
30
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
10
WSW
5
SW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
ESE
15
S
20
S
15
S
10
S
10
S
5
S
5
SSE
10
NE
20
NE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offglassglasscross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrossglasscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:36PM
1.39
11:58AM
1.43
12:28AM
1.42
12:52PM
1.43
1:23AM
1.46
1:48PM
1.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:50AM
0.17
6:18PM
0.14
6:44AM
0.16
7:10PM
0.13
7:40AM
0.15
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Sunrise---6:11-------6:13-------6:15----
Sunset-------8:37-------8:36-------8:36
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----1232-----11--------
Temp. °C161616161720191816161615181918151515141415181919
Feels °C (?)111211121419201815161615181816121314121314171616
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