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Blackhead surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 14 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
18.6° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Blackhead today?

The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 12PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am February 14). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Feb)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (14 Feb)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (14 Feb)3ft (0.9m)8s

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

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Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tue
17
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
4
!
0
0
7
0
4
3
2
2
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.1
ENE
2.3
SSW
3
SSW
4
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
6.5
SSW
5.5
SSW
6.5
SSW
6
SSW
5
S
3.5
SSW
2.5
E
2.3
SSW
2.5
S
2.3
S
1.9
S
Period(s) (?)877778897891010121212121110119999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)232157121117949410919347111742433416955271152787231041189335008242014938851074823562
Wind
(km/h)
5
N
15
SSW
15
S
20
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
45
SSW
45
SW
45
WSW
45
W
70
W
65
WNW
45
W
55
W
40
W
35
WNW
40
W
40
W
20
W
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off		crosscross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:42AM
1.32
4:02PM
1.24
4:29AM
1.34
4:49PM
1.25
5:16AM
1.36
5:36PM
1.26
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:58AM
0.34
10:10PM
0.31
10:46AM
0.32
10:57PM
0.28
11:34AM
0.29
11:45PM
0.25
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tue
17
Sunrise-6:35-------6:37-------6:37------
Sunset-----8:16-------8:15-------8:15--
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light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
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Rain (mm)
-3-------1--16651642-----
Temp. °C201918181817161615151514121212121514151617161615
Feels °C (?)2219171615131212876533-2-1738101091212
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