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Blackhead surf break

Blackhead surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 11 Jan 2026 NZDT
Forecast 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
17.7° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Blackhead today?

The current surf forecast for Blackhead at 10AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 11). 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 (11 Jan)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (11 Jan)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (11 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wed
14
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.2
ENE
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
E
0.3
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.8
SSW
1
SSW
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
2
NE
1.1
S
Period(s) (?)1010101012121211118181614131211111312111111710
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)36181892928131211661137280356814733603980755576396332395249
Wind
(km/h)
30
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
40
WNW
30
W
20
SSW
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NE
35
NE
20
NE
10
SW
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:41PM
1.37
1:11AM
1.32
1:30PM
1.31
1:59AM
1.30
2:18PM
1.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:32AM
0.22
7:00PM
0.20
7:22AM
0.27
7:46PM
0.25
8:11AM
0.31
8:31PM
0.28
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wed
14
Sunrise-5:54-------5:56-------5:56------
Sunset-----8:45-------8:45-------8:45--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C222226303028232222171719171716151516192222211714
Feels °C (?)151721252625191615121416131414131213151717191612
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