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Blackhead Surf Forecast
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Blackhead surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 20 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast 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
15.4° 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 7PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 20). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 109 | 78 | 93 | 76 | 158 | 641 | 1765 | 2938 | 5058 | 9096 | 8181 | 7495 | 6488 | 5098 | 4019 | 3712 | 3434 | 3367 | 3076 | 2824 | 2738 | 2725 | 2415 | 2285 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:25AM 1.53 | 7:53PM 1.64 | 8:20AM 1.54 | 8:48PM 1.65 | 9:16AM 1.52 | 9:44PM 1.64 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:39PM 0.02 | 2:15AM 0.01 | 2:34PM 0.01 | 3:12AM 0.01 | 3:30PM 0.02 | 4:09AM 0.02 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:34 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 1 | 5 | - | - | 1 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
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