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Blackhead surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 30 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
16.1° C
(Which is 1.4°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Blackhead today?
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 8AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 30). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Mar) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (30 Mar) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (30 Mar) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 671 | 573 | 494 | 455 | 387 | 373 | 313 | 271 | 290 | 385 | 380 | 266 | 256 | 75 | 373 | 1469 | 4634 | 3520 | 2473 | 1810 | 1446 | 989 | 814 | 722 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:46AM 1.48 | 4:14PM 1.37 | 4:40AM 1.46 | 5:08PM 1.37 | 5:32AM 1.44 | 5:59PM 1.37 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:28PM 0.15 | 10:06AM 0.15 | 10:24PM 0.16 | 11:00AM 0.15 | 11:18PM 0.17 | 11:51AM 0.16 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 30 | Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 01 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:26 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:06 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
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