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Blackhead surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 02 Jun 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
14.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Blackhead today (02 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jun, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 5PM is: 4.0m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 2.5m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (02 Jun) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (02 Jun) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Blackhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 2 | Wednesday 3 | Thursday 4 | Fri 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | |
1147 | 1328 | 3026 | 1299 | 936 | 684 | 532 | 466 | 378 | 363 | 302 | 261 | 235 | 196 | 161 | 145 | 110 | 103 | 70 | 68 | 48 | 56 | 97 | 101 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 6:42AM1.29m | 7:05PM1.41m | 7:27AM1.29m | 7:49PM1.40m | 8:10AM1.27m | 8:32PM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:52PM0.27m | 1:27AM0.27m | 1:36PM0.27m | 2:12AM0.27m | 2:20PM0.27m | 2:56AM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 |
 | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | 4:53 |
— | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
11 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
 kJ | 7 | 7 | 1478 | 1299 | 936 | 684 | 532 | 466 | 378 | 363 | 302 | 261 | 235 | 196 | 161 | 145 | 110 | 103 | 70 | 68 | 48 | 28 | 47 | 49 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 10 | ENE 5 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 20 | 35 | 61 | 59 | 57 | 54 | 29 | 81 | 77 | 62 | 57 | 53 | 34 | 16 | 34 | 18 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 15 | S 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | NE 15 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | E 14 | E 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | E 12 | E 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | — | — | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | W 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | W 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | NW 4 | — | NE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 1147 | 1328 | 3026 | — | — | 10 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | 2 | 12 | 33 | 56 | 97 | 101 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 123 | 123 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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