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Blackhead Surf Forecast
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Blackhead surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 11 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast 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
16.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Blackhead today?
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 11PM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (11 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 463 | 380 | 386 | 917 | 1085 | 1140 | 1432 | 2293 | 3675 | 6735 | 14883 | 6190 | 3357 | 1232 | 1066 | 969 | 757 | 671 | 433 | 300 | 581 | 456 | 820 | 507 |
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 | on | cross- on | cross- on | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:11PM 1.21 | 12:34AM 1.31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:20PM 0.33 | 6:55AM 0.32 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:41 | - |
| Sunset | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 |
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