Blackhead surf break

Blackhead surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 02 Jan 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
16.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Blackhead today?

The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 4PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (02 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (02 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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

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Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.5
E
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.7
ENE
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
SSE
0.7
ENE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
Period(s) (?)878888888985567777779778
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)714873716947473649596276791401581721471241038468869494
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NNE
10
SE
10
S
10
S
15
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
S
25
S
20
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
10
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
NE
5
N
5
NW
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:01PM
1.49
5:33AM
1.63
6:00PM
1.51
6:31AM
1.66
6:57PM
1.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:54AM
0.08
11:13PM
0.03
11:54AM
0.05
12:12AM
0.01
12:53PM
0.03
1:10AM
-0.00
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Sunrise-------5:48-------5:48-------5:48
Sunset---8:45-------8:45-------8:45----
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C202221181615151515151515151414141415161513121112
Feels °C (?)172121171514131212111111111010101012131312111011
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