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Blackhead surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 09 May 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
15.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Blackhead today?
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 10PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 09). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sun night, light winds from the SSW by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tue 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | |
247 | 216 | 757 | 757 | 746 | 734 | 723 | 607 | 587 | 935 | 1613 | 2850 | 3163 | 3294 | 3154 | 2859 | 2662 | 2257 | 2023 | 1684 | 1376 | 1087 | 898 | 672 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 11:12PM1.33m | 11:35AM1.21m | 11:56PM1.33m | 12:21PM1.22m | 00:42AM1.33m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:00PM0.31m | 5:36AM0.30m | 5:43PM0.31m | 6:19AM0.29m | 6:29PM0.29m | 7:04AM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | | | | |  | |  | | | | |  | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — |
 | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 15 |
15 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | SSW 15 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
 kJ | 247 | 216 | 757 | 757 | 746 | 734 | 723 | 607 | 587 | 935 | 456 | 400 | 329 | 323 | 3154 | 2859 | 2662 | 2257 | 2023 | 1684 | 1376 | 1087 | 898 | 672 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | NE 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | NE 12 | — | S 12 | — | — | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 87 | 205 | 33 | 32 | 34 | 47 | 14 | 47 | 246 | 578 | — | 3 | — | — | 251 | 247 | 186 | 183 | 180 | 128 | 123 | 118 | 116 | 116 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 14 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 |
| kJ | 33 | 33 | 8 | 26 | 61 | 61 | 23 | 13 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 31 | 34 | 34 | 55 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 4 | W 3 | W 3 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NW 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 1613 | 2850 | 3163 | 3294 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 72 | 61 | 0 | 61 | 123 | 80 | 75 | 75 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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