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Blackhead surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 07 Dec 2025 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
15.4° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Blackhead today?
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 6AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (07 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (07 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 121 | 235 | 302 | 280 | 235 | 175 | 156 | 80 | 75 | 54 | 47 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 41 | 41 | 25 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 24 | 66 | 96 |
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 | off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | glass | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:47AM 1.71 | 8:14PM 1.55 | 8:43AM 1.71 | 9:11PM 1.53 | 9:39AM 1.67 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:29AM -0.02 | 2:10PM -0.02 | 2:27AM -0.02 | 3:08PM -0.02 | 3:24AM -0.00 | 4:04PM 0.01 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:32 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
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