Blackhead surf break

Blackhead surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 18 Nov 2025 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
15.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Blackhead today?

The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 4AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.9m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Nov)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Afternoon (18 Nov)8ft (2.4m)8s
Evening (18 Nov)7.5ft (2.3m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
ENE
2.5
NE
2.5
ENE
2.2
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.9
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.5
ENE
3
NE
2.3
ENE
2.2
ENE
2
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
Period(s) (?)1088899899999999991091010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)19371378560243655488787771477787310459408599971488898885702566544471480480
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
20
NNE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
10
N
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
ESE
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:43AM
1.31
5:01PM
1.29
5:28AM
1.33
5:46PM
1.29
6:12AM
1.36
6:32PM
1.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:29PM
0.25
10:54AM
0.29
11:13PM
0.26
11:41AM
0.29
11:57PM
0.26
12:28PM
0.28
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Sunrise---5:45-------5:43-------5:43----
Sunset-------8:10-------8:12-------8:13
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
----------12--32-1-11---
Temp. °C151413132022232020191717182017181819171721242422
Feels °C (?)131311111717201818171615171715192021181721242522
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