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Blackhead surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 26 Mar 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
17.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Blackhead today?
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 6AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Mar) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (26 Mar) | 8ft (2.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (26 Mar) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 81 | 79 | 97 | 135 | 179 | 362 | 656 | 645 | 750 | 1018 | 1388 | 1472 | 1384 | 1397 | 1254 | 1048 | 601 | 744 | 537 | 524 | 291 | 346 | 296 | 623 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:57PM 1.57 | 12:25PM 1.45 | 12:54AM 1.55 | 1:23PM 1.43 | 1:52AM 1.53 | 2:20PM 1.40 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:19AM 0.08 | 6:38PM 0.09 | 7:16AM 0.10 | 7:34PM 0.11 | 8:13AM 0.12 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 26 | Friday 27 | Saturday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:13 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 22 |
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