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Blackhead surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 03 Apr 2026 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
15.7° C
(Which is 1.6°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: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (03 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Friday 03 | Saturday 04 | Sunday 05 | Monday 06 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 986 | 747 | 584 | 409 | 339 | 276 | 205 | 119 | 116 | 85 | 57 | 52 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 45 | 59 | 134 | 186 | 167 | 109 | 339 | 443 | 325 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:35PM 1.40 | 7:57AM 1.39 | 8:21PM 1.41 | 8:43AM 1.37 | 9:06PM 1.41 | 9:29AM 1.34 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:27PM 0.17 | 1:51AM 0.19 | 2:12PM 0.19 | 2:39AM 0.20 | 2:57PM 0.21 | 3:25AM 0.21 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 03 | Saturday 04 | Sunday 05 | Monday 06 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:31 | - |
| Sunset | - | 7:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
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