Blackhead surf break

Blackhead surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 08 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
15.8° C
(Which is 1.3°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Blackhead today?

The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 12PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)8ft (2.5m)9s
Afternoon (08 Apr)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (08 Apr)7ft (2.2m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sat
11
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.1
ENE
2
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
Period(s) (?)889999999999999999101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)79510031034112615461368758708631446446432372363318326329344322322313313315315
Wind
(km/h)
30
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
15
SE
15
SSE
5
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
glassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
glasscross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:58AM
1.29
10:19PM
1.36
10:42AM
1.26
11:03PM
1.34
11:26AM
1.23
11:48PM
1.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:56AM
0.26
4:09PM
0.29
4:41AM
0.29
4:52PM
0.31
5:25AM
0.31
5:36PM
0.33
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sat
11
Sunrise--6:35-------6:35-------6:37-----
Sunset----5:54-------5:52-------5:51---
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1-11--------------------
Temp. °C171717192020181715151722221817161615171916151515
Feels °C (?)131414161820191815141721211816151614171714151515
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