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Blackhead Surf Forecast
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Blackhead surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 21 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 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Blackhead today?
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 12AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Mar) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (22 Mar) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (22 Mar) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 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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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 430 | 430 | 402 | 402 | 367 | 339 | 347 | 314 | 281 | 287 | 293 | 299 | 241 | 241 | 241 | 217 | 188 | 185 | 133 | 108 | 83 | 52 | 51 | 79 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | on | on | on | cross | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:21PM 1.50 | 8:47AM 1.51 | 9:13PM 1.54 | 9:39AM 1.51 | 10:06PM 1.57 | 10:33AM 1.50 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:38AM 0.07 | 3:03PM 0.06 | 3:32AM 0.06 | 3:55PM 0.06 | 4:27AM 0.05 | |||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 21 | Sunday 22 | Monday 23 | Tuesday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:18 | - |
| Sunset | - | 7:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 |
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