Blackhead surf break

Blackhead surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 27 Feb 2026 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
17.3° C
(Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Blackhead today?

The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 8PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (27 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Evening (27 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSE
0.3
NE
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.4
SSE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.6
E
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.5
S
2.5
S
Period(s) (?)976666666666666101010131311688
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)33912114814311910385715651473425113938701019874371903836
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
25
S
30
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:33PM
1.42
3:04AM
1.53
3:31PM
1.41
4:02AM
1.53
4:29PM
1.41
4:59AM
1.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:26AM
0.13
8:45PM
0.12
9:24AM
0.14
9:43PM
0.12
10:22AM
0.13
10:40PM
0.11
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Sunrise-------6:52-------6:54-------6:54
Sunset---7:59-------7:58-------7:55----
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
---------------------212
Temp. °C171715151515151515161616141314141822221915111110
Feels °C (?)141310111212121212131313111112131721201511364
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