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Blackhead surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 07 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
15.8° C
(Which is 1.3°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: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Apr) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (07 Apr) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (07 Apr) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
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 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 429 | 441 | 523 | 549 | 682 | 775 | 919 | 819 | 839 | 1204 | 1233 | 1218 | 761 | 677 | 603 | 477 | 404 | 374 | 380 | 380 | 374 | 358 | 358 | 329 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | glass | cross- off | off | cross- off | glass | cross | cross- on | glass | off | cross- off | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:14AM 1.32 | 9:35PM 1.38 | 9:58AM 1.29 | 10:19PM 1.36 | 10:42AM 1.26 | 11:03PM 1.34 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:25PM 0.26 | 3:56AM 0.26 | 4:09PM 0.29 | 4:41AM 0.29 | 4:52PM 0.31 | 5:25AM 0.31 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 07 | Wednesday 08 | Thursday 09 | Friday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
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