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Blackhead surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 27 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
16.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Blackhead today?
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 7PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Mar) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (27 Mar) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (27 Mar) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1655 | 1693 | 1499 | 1199 | 987 | 1356 | 741 | 248 | 259 | 353 | 339 | 326 | 645 | 634 | 718 | 718 | 718 | 706 | 755 | 743 | 593 | 559 | 550 | 431 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | glass | glass | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- on | cross | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:23PM 1.43 | 1:52AM 1.53 | 2:20PM 1.40 | 2:49AM 1.51 | 3:18PM 1.38 | 3:46AM 1.48 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:16AM 0.10 | 7:34PM 0.11 | 8:13AM 0.12 | 8:31PM 0.13 | 9:10AM 0.14 | 9:28PM 0.15 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 27 | Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | Monday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:10 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
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