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Blackhead Surf Forecast
/ Wairarapa (36 surf breaks) /
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Blackhead surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 03 Dec 2025 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
16.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Blackhead today?
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 11AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (03 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (03 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 83 | 119 | 119 | 88 | 61 | 66 | 257 | 623 | 1310 | 1985 | 2655 | 3505 | 3806 | 3485 | 3609 | 2440 | 2012 | 1756 | 1518 | 1277 | 1061 | 822 | 596 | 402 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | off | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:57AM 1.49 | 4:22PM 1.48 | 4:55AM 1.57 | 5:21PM 1.51 | 5:52AM 1.64 | 6:19PM 1.54 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:11AM 0.11 | 10:37PM 0.05 | 11:12AM 0.06 | 11:34PM 0.02 | 12:12PM 0.02 | 12:32AM -0.01 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 03 | Thursday 04 | Friday 05 | Sat 06 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 8:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | 1 | - | 9 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 |
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