Blackhead surf break

Blackhead surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 10 Mar 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
17.1° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Blackhead today?

The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 2AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Mar)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (11 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (11 Mar)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
4
3
4
3
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSE
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
SSE
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
2.1
NE
2.1
NE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
Period(s) (?)713131212121212111111111011121211111112881313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)19117121519641640934734312111984206184280324353346379393485477477632642
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
10
SE
5
E
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
20
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NE
10
NNE
10
NW
10
N
10
N
10
N
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:55PM
1.35
12:18PM
1.28
12:41AM
1.33
1:03PM
1.25
1:27AM
1.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:45PM
0.27
6:14AM
0.28
6:29PM
0.30
6:59AM
0.31
7:14PM
0.32
7:45AM
0.33
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sunrise------7:05-------7:05-------7:07-
Sunset-7:42-------7:40-------7:38------
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151414141313151717161413121115192018151413131924
Feels °C (?)11111212111112131212111110911141514141311121823
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