Blackhead surf break

Blackhead surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 08 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
15.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Blackhead today?

The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 3AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (08 Nov)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (08 Nov)3ft (0.9m)9s

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

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Saturday
08
Sunday
09
Monday
10
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.7
NE
Period(s) (?)1010101010101099991717161515151615151413138
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)133157157160194151142139124987697961551311251351381281211101029865
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
N
5
NE
0
ENE
5
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
E
10
NE
15
NNE
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
NNE
10
ENE
5
SSE
0
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglassglassglassoffoffoffcross-
off
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:37PM
1.57
8:06AM
1.70
8:35PM
1.57
9:03AM
1.71
9:32PM
1.55
9:59AM
1.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:51AM
-0.03
2:29PM
-0.03
2:48AM
-0.03
3:27PM
-0.03
3:45AM
-0.01
4:25PM
-0.01
Saturday
08
Sunday
09
Monday
10
Sunrise---5:54-------5:52-------5:52----
Sunset-------7:59-------8:00-------8:01
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171514141922201916141313191920181514121320211919
Feels °C (?)161413131821201813111010181819171413101119191920
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