Blackhead surf break

Blackhead surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 03 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
17.2° C
(Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Blackhead today?

The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 10PM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Mar)--
Afternoon (03 Mar)13ft (4.0m)10s
Evening (03 Mar)11ft (3.5m)10s

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


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Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
3
4
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3.5
SSE
2.1
S
2.5
SE
2.5
SE
2.5
SE
2.1
SE
1.9
SE
1.8
SE
1.4
ESE
2.3
ESE
2.1
ESE
2
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
Period(s) (?)101010101011111111101010121212111110101010999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)26842354244223852231109815961510137691870158952214471237961732607512416351287227227
Wind
(km/h)
35
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
5
WSW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
N
10
NW
5
NW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:46AM
1.51
7:11PM
1.41
7:37AM
1.49
8:02PM
1.41
8:26AM
1.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:31AM
0.10
1:07PM
0.11
1:24AM
0.11
1:57PM
0.12
2:16AM
0.13
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Sunrise-----6:56-------6:58-------6:58--
Sunset-7:52-------7:52-------7:50------
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-1111-------------------
Temp. °C141312121211131616151312111013181917151413131620
Feels °C (?)655677811121212109812161615131312121518
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