Blackhead surf break

Blackhead surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 03 Apr 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
15.7° C
(Which is 1.6°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Blackhead today?

The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 10PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Apr)--
Afternoon (03 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Evening (03 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
3
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
2
1
1
1
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.3
SSW
0.5
S
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.8
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
Period(s) (?)131312121212111111111110666111716151510101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9867475844093392762051191168557523331314559134186167109339443325
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
NW
5
NW
5
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
0
E
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
5
NNE
10
NE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:35PM
1.40
7:57AM
1.39
8:21PM
1.41
8:43AM
1.37
9:06PM
1.41
9:29AM
1.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:27PM
0.17
1:51AM
0.19
2:12PM
0.19
2:39AM
0.20
2:57PM
0.21
3:25AM
0.21
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Sunrise------7:30-------7:31-------7:31-
Sunset-7:02-------7:01-------7:00------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C191715151415162020171616151415161616151515151617
Feels °C (?)141413141213141817151515141313141518151414151514
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