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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 pm Wednesday 26 Nov 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
16.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Blackhead today?
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 1AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 26). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 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 (27 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (27 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (27 Nov) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 179 | 236 | 203 | 193 | 161 | 145 | 209 | 512 | 593 | 981 | 572 | 634 | 523 | 523 | 458 | 401 | 340 | 314 | 308 | 302 | 256 | 235 | 231 | 221 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:51PM 1.23 | 11:12AM 1.36 | 11:34PM 1.23 | 11:56AM 1.37 | 12:21AM 1.24 | 12:43PM 1.37 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:00AM 0.29 | 5:37PM 0.27 | 5:43AM 0.28 | 6:21PM 0.25 | 6:29AM 0.26 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | 8:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 22 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 21 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 19 |
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