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Blackhead surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 24 Oct 2025 NZDT
How big are the waves at Blackhead today?
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 4PM is: 1.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 24). 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 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 548 | 1322 | 1623 | 1564 | 1496 | 1587 | 1266 | 847 | 609 | 478 | 331 | 251 | 198 | 187 | 130 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 71 | 198 | 149 | 226 | 151 | 138 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:08AM 1.38 | 8:30PM 1.32 | 8:52AM 1.39 | 9:14PM 1.30 | 9:35AM 1.38 | 9:58PM 1.28 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:28PM 0.25 | 2:42AM 0.26 | 3:13PM 0.25 | 3:25AM 0.28 | 3:57PM 0.27 | 4:08AM 0.30 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:44 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Wairarapa
The wind is still cross-off at Blackhead (moderate winds from the WSW at Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 46 km from Blackhead). A 2.5m groundswell from the SSW is too big for here
46 km away, 1 h 13 min ago
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