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Blackhead surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 29 Aug 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Blackhead today?
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 9PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 29). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 01 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 459 | 322 | 263 | 244 | 205 | 155 | 149 | 119 | 110 | 106 | 132 | 192 | 264 | 292 | 298 | 372 | 255 | 454 | 417 | 651 | 741 | 347 | 382 | 336 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:03PM 1.32 | 10:27AM 1.33 | 10:48PM 1.29 | 11:12AM 1.31 | 11:33PM 1.26 | 11:57AM 1.31 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:19AM 0.26 | 4:44PM 0.28 | 5:02AM 0.29 | 5:29PM 0.31 | 5:46AM 0.32 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 01 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - |
| Sunset | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Wairarapa
The wind is still offshore at Blackhead (strong winds from the W at Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station 46 km from Blackhead). A 1.2m swell from the ENE is too big for here
46 km away, 1 h 20 min ago
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