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Blackhead surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 20 Nov 2025 NZDT
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
15.4° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Blackhead today?

The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 7AM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 20). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Nov)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Afternoon (20 Nov)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (20 Nov)5ft (1.5m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
ENE
2
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
Period(s) (?)99910101010101010101010109999999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7507026125785444714274274364273713392902412361801761451451381381158383
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
W
20
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
5
SSE
5
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
N
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSE
20
SSE
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		glassglassoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:12AM
1.36
6:32PM
1.29
6:55AM
1.38
7:16PM
1.30
7:38AM
1.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:57PM
0.26
12:28PM
0.28
12:41AM
0.27
1:14PM
0.27
1:26AM
0.27
1:59PM
0.27
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunrise---5:43-------5:43-------5:41----
Sunset-------8:13-------8:15-------8:15
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-11---------------------
Temp. °C191818172124242017161616212323211916151517161514
Feels °C (?)211919161821202017161615212223201512111214131213
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