Blackhead surf break

Blackhead surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 27 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
17.3° C
(Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Blackhead today?

The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 7AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 27). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (27 Feb)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (27 Feb)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.4
SSE
1
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)109999456666666666681010101313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)94715655334080102119101103857156514740264473565510198
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
WNW
15
WSW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:06AM
1.52
2:33PM
1.42
3:04AM
1.53
3:31PM
1.41
4:02AM
1.53
4:29PM
1.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:49PM
0.12
8:26AM
0.13
8:45PM
0.12
9:24AM
0.14
9:43PM
0.12
10:22AM
0.13
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Sunrise---6:50-------6:52-------6:54----
Sunset-------7:59-------7:58-------7:55
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C201918161617151515151414151516161513121217212218
Feels °C (?)201716141313101112121111121213141211101015201914
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