Blackhead surf break

Blackhead surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 23 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
18.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Blackhead today?

The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 6AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Feb)6ft (1.9m)12s
Afternoon (23 Feb)6ft (1.8m)11s
Evening (23 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
4
4
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
0.3
SSW
1.1
S
1.9
SSW
2.1
S
2
S
1.7
SSW
1.5
S
1.3
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
1.1
S
1.9
SSW
1.6
S
1.1
SSW
0.6
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
Period(s) (?)813613121111109988888666111010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)33359111391269102367245029319414354625813730321310188118116114346263
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SSE
15
SE
10
ENE
10
N
15
N
10
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
25
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
5
S
5
ESE
15
E
20
ENE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrossononcross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:25PM
1.46
10:50AM
1.47
11:17PM
1.49
11:43AM
1.46
12:12AM
1.51
12:38PM
1.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:42AM
0.11
5:08PM
0.10
5:36AM
0.11
5:59PM
0.10
6:31AM
0.12
6:53PM
0.11
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise---6:47-------6:48-------6:48----
Sunset-------8:05-------8:04-------8:01
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161514121516161614131214192219171616151416171817
Feels °C (?)131211101313131412111011161815131315131416151514
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