Blackhead surf break

Blackhead surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 07 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 7PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)6ft (1.9m)8s
Afternoon (07 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Evening (07 Apr)7ft (2.2m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
ENE
1.9
ENE
2
ENE
2
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.4
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.1
ENE
2
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
Period(s) (?)888888899899999999999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)429441523549682775919819839120412331218761677603477404374380380374358358329
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
10
N
5
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNE
10
NE
0
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
offcross-
off
glasscrosscross-
on
glassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:14AM
1.32
9:35PM
1.38
9:58AM
1.29
10:19PM
1.36
10:42AM
1.26
11:03PM
1.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:25PM
0.26
3:56AM
0.26
4:09PM
0.29
4:41AM
0.29
4:52PM
0.31
5:25AM
0.31
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sunrise6:33-------6:35-------6:35-------
Sunset--5:55-------5:54-------5:52-----
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1----1----1-------------
Temp. °C161817161616171617212020181616161721222018161515
Feels °C (?)131413121112131314171720191616161721212116141314
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