Blackhead surf break

Blackhead surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 18 Jun 2025 NZST
Forecast 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
13.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Blackhead today?

The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 8AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (18 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (18 Jun)4ft (1.2m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
S
1.3
ESE
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.9
ESE
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
2.2
S
2.2
S
2
S
1.8
S
1.8
SSW
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.9
S
0.4
S
2.2
S
3
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.2
S
2
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.8
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
Period(s) (?)1299999999917161615141111111414141414131313138999888988888888822181716151413131313121212121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)496460428428414409389371369391435478449450340314262247379534543630588568495481677964966824628885366381382361267229172133121120961533953272548941412761198414751300114411051000863762570487377
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
ENE
5
NE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
15
N
10
NW
15
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
30
W
25
W
15
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
35
W
35
W
25
SW
30
S
20
S
15
SSW
10
SW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:32AM
1.30
10:55PM
1.44
11:24AM
1.33
11:47PM
1.44
12:18PM
1.38
12:41AM
1.45
1:14PM
1.43
1:38AM
1.46
2:12PM
1.49
2:37AM
1.47
3:10PM
1.55
3:36AM
1.48
4:08PM
1.60
4:34AM
1.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:32AM
0.19
4:42PM
0.19
5:19AM
0.16
5:34PM
0.18
6:09AM
0.13
6:29PM
0.16
7:01AM
0.10
7:27PM
0.14
7:55AM
0.08
8:27PM
0.11
8:51AM
0.06
9:27PM
0.09
9:48AM
0.05
10:27PM
0.07
10:46AM
0.04
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise--7:35-------7:35-------7:35-------7:35-------7:35-------7:35-------7:35-------7:35-
Sunset----4:52-------4:52-------4:52-------4:52-------4:53-------4:53-------4:53-------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C109911121110998913141212121212131414121212111111121211987781214121113141413910108886681098999911
Feels °C (?)877101097664510118109777885568886665544481085777925655533465466668
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