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Blackhead surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 25 Nov 2025 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
16.0° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Blackhead today?

The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 1AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Nov)5ft (1.6m)6s
Afternoon (26 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (26 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.7
NE
1.6
NE
1.4
NE
1.1
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.9
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
NE
1.5
ENE
1.4
NE
1.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)121266666666778811111111111111111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)16114213512721920615790134181163177161142209278314303634634561523458409
Wind
(km/h)
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
10
N
10
N
5
N
10
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
10
NNE
20
NE
10
NNE
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:08PM
1.25
10:29AM
1.37
10:51PM
1.23
11:12AM
1.36
11:34PM
1.23
11:56AM
1.37
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:18AM
0.29
4:54PM
0.28
5:00AM
0.29
5:37PM
0.27
5:43AM
0.28
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Sunrise-----5:39-------5:39-------5:39--
Sunset-8:19-------8:20-------8:21------
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-----------------------1
Temp. °C171615141313202221212019181722242422222119192122
Feels °C (?)131212131212181819202018171721222422212119192323
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