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Blackhead surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 28 Mar 2026 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
16.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Blackhead today?
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 2PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Mar) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (28 Mar) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Mar) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 17 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 360 | 318 | 295 | 353 | 392 | 326 | 645 | 634 | 718 | 718 | 718 | 793 | 780 | 683 | 593 | 573 | 563 | 455 | 439 | 373 | 265 | 260 | 300 | 376 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | off | off | off | glass | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross | cross | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:52AM 1.53 | 2:20PM 1.40 | 2:49AM 1.51 | 3:18PM 1.38 | 3:46AM 1.48 | 4:14PM 1.37 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:13AM 0.12 | 8:31PM 0.13 | 9:10AM 0.14 | 9:28PM 0.15 | 10:06AM 0.15 | 10:24PM 0.16 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | Monday 30 | Tue 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
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