Blackhead Surf Forecast

/ Wairarapa (36 surf breaks) /

New Zealand (466 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (40.32° S 176.67° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Blackhead surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 15 Nov 2025 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 15.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Blackhead today?

The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 3AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	10s
Afternoon (15 Nov)	5.5ft (1.7m)	10s
Evening (15 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	10s

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

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		Saturday 15								Sunday 16								Monday 17
	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	1	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	E	ENE	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E
Period(s) (?)	9	9	9	9	11	10	10	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	318	326	326	391	657	706	632	657	566	477	418	410	356	349	416	339	290	284	480	425	399	416	539	188
Wind (km/h)	WNW	WNW	NNW	NNW	WNW	W	W	W	W	WNW	W	WNW	SE	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNW	N	NE	NE	NE	NE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	glass	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)			2:14AM 1.33				2:36PM 1.39				3:07AM 1.30				3:26PM 1.34				3:56AM 1.30					4:14PM 1.31
Low Tide / height (m)	8:05PM 0.16				8:22AM 0.22				8:55PM 0.20				9:14AM 0.26				9:43PM 0.23					10:05AM 0.28

		Saturday 15								Sunday 16								Monday 17
Sunrise	-	-	-	5:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:47	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:46	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:08	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:09

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	15	15	13	14	15	18	18	15	13	12	12	11	15	15	15	15	13	12	12	11	16	19	19	17
Feels °C (?)	8	10	9	10	9	10	11	9	6	6	7	8	14	10	10	10	10	9	11	9	13	15	14	14

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