Blackhead surf break

Blackhead surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 20 Feb 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
18.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Blackhead today?

The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 1AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 20). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (21 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (21 Feb)4ft (1.2m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
3
3
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
ESE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.7
S
0.9
S
1.6
SSW
1.7
S
1.7
S
Period(s) (?)10999968811101010109998887781110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)65888865658114814446937732426016911886442424305182310657584
Wind
(km/h)
30
W
30
W
25
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
NNE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NNE
10
NNW
15
WNW
25
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
30
W
25
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:46PM
1.39
9:10AM
1.47
9:35PM
1.43
9:59AM
1.48
10:25PM
1.46
10:50AM
1.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:59AM
0.13
3:30PM
0.12
3:50AM
0.12
4:18PM
0.11
4:42AM
0.11
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise-----6:43-------6:46-------6:47--
Sunset-8:08-------8:07-------8:07------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C232016151313151818181514141517212318151413121618
Feels °C (?)181411131112141514141412989161813111211101416
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