Blackhead surf break

Blackhead surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 09 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
18.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Blackhead today?

The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 7PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (09 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (09 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
ESE
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
Period(s) (?)7910121213131313131412131312121111111010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)48103128150157178236317384384413158303227210158133123119115108987194
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:07PM
1.34
12:33AM
1.33
12:54PM
1.29
1:20AM
1.32
1:41PM
1.26
2:07AM
1.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:23PM
0.24
6:48AM
0.28
7:07PM
0.28
7:35AM
0.31
7:52PM
0.31
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Sunrise-------6:31-------6:31-------6:33
Sunset---8:22-------8:22-------8:21----
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------1------------
Temp. °C181819181817171720222120181616161920201817171717
Feels °C (?)161616161716171719191818181414141818181717171717
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