Wairarapa Surf

Detailed Wairarapa surf forecast maps and the latest eyeball surf report from local surfers in the region. Near-shore swell is shown on the map together with the surf forecast rating for spots in Wairarapa. Find the best places to surf in offshore conditions by selecting the wind option on the forecast map. Windsurfers and kite surfers can also use this option to find more favorable cross-shore conditions in Wairarapa. Our local Wavefinder indicates where some of the best conditions are likely to be found in Wairarapa over the next 7 days. Surf photos from Wairarapa and reviews of the best spots and surfing conditions have been provided by local surfers.

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Wairarapa Surf Forecast map for predicting the best wave and wind conditions across the region. For surfers, the map shows the most powerful swell tracking across near-shore open water and not the peak waves experienced by boats out at sea. Move your mouse over the ocean swell symbols or the surf breaks on the coastline to see a more detailed surf forecast including wave period and wind conditions. The forecast updates every 6 hours and most live weather reports update every hour. You can animate the Wairarapa Surf map or show live wind and wave conditions as reported from wavebuoys and local weather stations. Surf breaks shown along the Wairarapa coastline are also listed below.

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	Tue	Wednesday 13			Thursday 14			Friday 15			Saturday 16			Sunday 17			Monday 18			Tuesday 19
	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa	Castlepoint Beach Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa	Castlepoint Beach Wairarapa	Foxton Beach Wanganui-Manawatu	Blackhead Wairarapa	Akito River Mouth and Reef Wairarapa	Porangahau River Mouth Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa	Porangahau River Mouth Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Dee Dees Wairarapa
Rating	8	4	4	3	1	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.0 S	2.5 S	3.0 S	2.5 S	0.4 W	2.1 S	1.7 S	1.8 S	1.9 S	1.7 S	1.6 S	1.5 S	1.3 S	1.1 S	1.1 S	1.2 S	0.8 S	0.7 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW
Period(s)	15	14	13	13	17	11	9	16	14	13	12	12	11	10	10	10	9	8	9	9	17	15
Energy	1866	2925	2951	2386	127	1127	515	1646	1516	1036	806	681	418	289	292	336	138	105	73	59	59	45
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)	1:32AM 1.36		2:01PM 1.30	2:03AM 1.30	6:51AM 2.16	2:54PM 1.37		3:17AM 1.43	3:49PM 1.46		4:13AM 1.47	4:44PM 1.54		4:55AM 1.70	5:16PM 1.85		5:55AM 1.72		6:14PM 1.91	6:54AM 1.73		7:13PM 1.94
Low Tide / height (m)		7:24AM 0.15		7:38PM 0.16			8:58PM 0.17	9:32AM 0.12		10:03PM 0.13	10:27AM 0.07		10:39PM 0.41	11:08AM 0.44		12:00AM 0.03		12:07PM 0.39	12:48AM 0.32		1:04PM 0.33	1:49AM 0.27
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	11	12	12	12	12	12	10	10	11	10	10	11	10	11	11	12	12	12	9	12	12	9
Low °C	10	11	12	11	10	11	9	10	10	10	10	11	9	10	10	11	10	10	8	9	9	7
Chill °C (?)	10	10	10	10	12	10	8	8	9	8	8	9	9	10	9	11	12	11	7	12	12	9
Sunrise	-	7:13	-	-	7:16	-	-	7:11	-	-	7:13	-	-	7:22	-	-	7:22	-	-	7:24	-	-
Sunset	-	-	5:07	-	-	5:07	-	-	5:07	-	-	5:06	-	-	5:07	-	-	5:07	-	-	5:06	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.0 S	2.5 S	0.4 ENE	2.5 S	0.4 W	0.4 ENE	1.7 S	1.8 S	1.9 S	1.7 S	1.6 S	1.5 S	1.3 S	1.1 S	1.1 S	1.2 S	0.8 S	0.7 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.4 S	0.3 S
Period (s)	15	14	9	13	17	9	9	16	14	13	12	12	11	10	10	10	9	8	9	9	9	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 ENE	0.5 E	0.3 E	0.5 S	0.3 SSW	0.2 SSE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.1 S	0.3 SSW	0.4 ENE	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.1 SW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW
Period (s)	10	10	11	19	12	13	9	9	10	10	11	11	11	22	15	10	14	13	8	16	17	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.0 S	-	-	2.1 S	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 NW	0.3 NW	0.3 NNW
Period (s)	3	14	13	-	-	11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	3	3

	Tue	Wednesday 13								Thursday 14								Friday 15
	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Wairarapa	Akito River Mouth and Reef Wairarapa	Akito River Mouth and Reef Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa	Foxton Beach Wanganui-Manawatu	Castlepoint Beach Wairarapa	Castlepoint Beach Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa	Christmas Bay Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa	Castlepoint Beach Wairarapa	Castlepoint Beach Wairarapa	Foxton Beach Wanganui-Manawatu	Castlepoint Beach Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa	Tora-Stix Wairarapa	Christmas Bay Wairarapa	Akito River Mouth and Reef Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa
Rating	4	4	4	4	8	1	4	4	4	4	5	5	3	3	1	2	3	3	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.0 S	2.0 S	2.0 S	1.9 SSW	3.5 SSW	0.4 SSW	3.0 S	3.0 S	3.0 S	2.5 S	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.2 S	2.1 S	0.3 W	1.9 S	1.8 S	1.7 S	2.0 SSW	1.7 S	1.8 S	1.9 S
Period(s)	15	15	15	15	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	16	10	10	9	13	17	16	15
Energy	2050	1862	1846	1659	7094	97	2823	2821	2871	2798	5127	4925	1414	1200	74	726	621	515	1564	1658	1620	1612
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-ebb	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	low	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)			1:32AM 1.36				1:37PM 1.24				2:03AM 1.30								2:54AM 1.42
Low Tide / height (m)	7:10PM 0.26				7:52AM 0.22				8:10PM 0.23				8:12AM 0.16		1:56PM 0.25			9:05PM 0.18				9:34AM 0.12
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	11	10	10	10	11	12	12	12	11	11	12	11	11	12	13	11	10	10	9	8	9	10
Chill °C (?)	10	8	8	8	9	12	10	10	9	9	10	9	8	10	13	9	8	8	8	6	8	8
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	7:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:13	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:08	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.0 S	2.0 S	2.0 S	1.9 SSW	2.5 S	0.4 SSW	3.0 S	3.0 S	3.0 S	2.5 S	2.5 S	2.4 S	2.2 S	2.1 S	0.3 W	1.9 S	1.8 S	1.7 S	2.0 SSW	1.7 S	1.8 S	1.9 S
Period (s)	15	15	15	15	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	16	10	10	9	13	17	16	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.7 E	0.6 E	0.6 E	0.4 W	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.5 S	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.3 SSW	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.6 S	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE
Period (s)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	19	10	9	9	9	11	9	9	9	18	9	9	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.5 SSW	0.8 S	1.1 S	3.5 SSW	0.2 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	-	-	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.5 SSW	0.4 SW	2.3 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	3	4	5	14	4	13	13	-	-	13	13	12	12	4	11	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Tuesday 12					Wednesday 13
	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Wairarapa	Akito River Mouth and Reef Wairarapa	Akito River Mouth and Reef Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa	Foxton Beach Wanganui-Manawatu	Castlepoint Beach Wairarapa	Castlepoint Beach Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa	Christmas Bay Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa	Castlepoint Beach Wairarapa	Castlepoint Beach Wairarapa	Foxton Beach Wanganui-Manawatu	Castlepoint Beach Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa	Tora-Stix Wairarapa	Christmas Bay Wairarapa	Akito River Mouth and Reef Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa
Rating	4	4	4	4	8	1	4	4	4	4	5	5	3	3	1	2	3	3	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.5 S	2.0 S	1.9 S	1.9 S	2.0 S	0.4 SSW	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	2.0 S	1.9 SSW	3.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	2.5 S	2.5 S	0.4 SSW	2.5 S	3.0 S	3.0 S	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.0 S	3.0 S
Period(s)	12	15	16	15	15	13	10	10	15	15	14	15	14	14	13	14	14	14	13	13	13	13
Energy	1324	2050	1882	1814	1963	113	116	117	1846	1683	6341	1659	2654	2819	84	2844	3142	3140	4697	7582	2911	2952
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	off	off	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)								1:12AM 1.26												1:37PM 1.24
Low Tide / height (m)		7:10PM 0.26												7:24AM 0.15
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	11	10	11	11	10	12	13	13	12	12	12	12
Chill °C (?)	10	10	10	10	10	11	9	8	8	8	9	8	9	9	10	10	11	11	10	10	10	10
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.5 S	2.0 S	1.9 S	1.9 S	2.0 S	0.7 W	2.1 S	2.1 S	2.0 S	1.9 SSW	2.3 S	1.9 SSW	2.5 S	2.5 S	0.4 W	2.5 S	0.6 E	0.6 E	0.5 E	3.0 S	0.5 E	0.4 ENE
Period (s)	12	15	16	15	15	7	14	14	15	15	14	15	14	14	9	14	10	10	10	13	10	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.0 S	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.4 SSW	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.7 E	0.7 E	0.6 E	0.6 E	0.6 E	0.6 E	0.4 SSW	0.5 E	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.3 SSW	0.5 E	0.3 SSW	0.3 E
Period (s)	16	10	10	10	10	13	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	13	10	24	24	22	10	22	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	0.5 SSW	-	0.6 SSW	1.0 S	0.8 S	0.9 S	3.0 SSW	1.1 S	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	0.2 S	3.5 SSW	3.0 S	3.0 S	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.0 S	3.0 S
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	3	-	4	5	4	5	14	5	14	14	3	14	14	14	13	13	13	13