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Blackhead surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 17 Dec 2025 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
16.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Blackhead today?
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 9AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 17). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
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 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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 kJ (?) | 84 | 69 | 56 | 44 | 176 | 254 | 439 | 1202 | 939 | 921 | 450 | 390 | 399 | 359 | 306 | 215 | 133 | 82 | 57 | 41 | 56 | 58 | 51 | 50 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:10AM 1.31 | 4:28PM 1.26 | 4:55AM 1.33 | 5:14PM 1.26 | 5:40AM 1.36 | 6:00PM 1.27 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:22AM 0.32 | 10:38PM 0.29 | 11:10AM 0.32 | 11:23PM 0.29 | 11:57AM 0.31 | 12:08AM 0.28 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Sat 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 8:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:40 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
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